Later Start Times Start Later?

Later start times are proven to make students have better academic scores. Direct quote from (www.babysleepsite.com) In a recent study in Portuguese thirteen percent of children with difficulty sleeping had failing grades, compared to nine percent of those that did not have sleep problems. About 25 percent of kids with disrupted sleep had failing math grades, versus eight percent of children that did not have trouble sleeping. Kids everywhere are having problems with kids doing bad in school because of not getting enough sleep. Dr. Richard Schwab the Associate Professor of Pulmonary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania conducted a survey of 280 high school students attending Harriton High School in suburban Philadelphia. His daughter, Amanda, then “one of the sleep-deprived teens” attending the school, helped with the study. …show more content…
78% of students said that it was difficult to get up in the morning; 16% said they regularly had enough sleep; 70% thought their grades would improve if they had more sleep. Most students said they thought the best time to take a test would be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m according to Schoolstarttime.org. Only about one in five parents believe that delayed start times would help with school scores. This may have some impact if some schools try to change the start times. There have been a few counter arguments saying to just change your schedule. High school students have a very big schedule with sports and work they are always busy doing something. Maybe students need to back off of the sports to catch up on their homework and