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Research has demonstrated that the normal teenager’s bedtime to fall asleep would be 11pm or later, because of this change in their internal clocks teens may be wide awake laying in bed even when they are extremely tired. (Wolfson & Carskadon, 1998). “Also research has proven that sleep deprivation has a major negative impact on organization and ability, so it makes sense for prepared and rested students and athletes perform better sports wise and academically” (NS Foundation). Nevertheless, students will be used to there normal sleeping pattern and will be able to perform quite well in school and sports, which will drop the crash rate percent (NS Foundation).
In conclusion, I think that middle and high schools shouldn’t start later, because of sports practices being dismissed later because of that school being dismissed later, transportation with car crashes and coming home late will be the main cause of the higher crash rate, and last but not least it will help students perform better both academically and sports wise if they were to stick to their normal sleeping patterns. And if when it comes to choosing between a missing a class for a sports event that was important or just staying in the class and miss an important sports event which one would you