Changing School Start Times

Every morning, just as the sun goes up the constant flux of morning alarms begin. Whether this noise is just a quiet beep or a siren going off, these noises are known well by teens around the world. The alarm clocks go off, aggravating the sleeping teens. What these teens wouldn’t do for more sleep. But do they really know the trouble more sleep will have on their school systems and lives. A change seems so simple, yet it will drastically affect their future, their after school responsibilities and commitments, and their transportation. School start times should remain the same. Keeping school start times the same will help students prepare for their future. During students’ teenage years, more sleep is a wish. As these teens grow older that …show more content…
The buses that take students to school travel all over town, to every house, and to every school. A change could throw off the entire district, and result in very dangerous situations, such sickness and hunger. A change will cause younger students to have to wake up earlier. The opposition may argue that, younger children wake up early naturally. Having to get to the bus stop an hour earlier will not affect them, but constantly being ill due to the dry, unsafe winter air they must face will affect them. Kids who get sick easily will be out of school even more than normal, especially in the winter, causing them to miss school work and many days of school. By missing school kids will fall behind in their work and be more likely to be held back. In the article “High schools with late start times can help teens but bus schedules and after-school can conflict” Harris Cooper states that, “Parents of the younger kids complained that in winter, it meant their 6-year-old would have to stand out in the dark and cold an hour earlier.” The buses are used for elementary, middle and high school, by changing the start time it will cause young children to have to stand out in the cold, dry air, causing them to be more prone to sickness. Being sick more often will then go on to affect how they function in school and how often they are in school. A change will also …show more content…
This change would affect the future of the students, the activities and responsibilities of these students, and the bus schedules, causing great danger for the younger children. The risk a change places on younger students is not worth additional sleep for older students. Therefore, school start times should remain the