Naps in School Should Be Allowed Afternoon naps at schools should be allowed, and encouraged. First of all, naps are proven to restore alertness, and enhance performance. According to sleepfoundation.org, a short, 40-minute nap can improve performance by 34 percent, and alertness by 100 percent, therefore, naps will improve the overall performance of students in classes. Also, naps are a beneficial use of time. As already stated, naps are beneficial, but they’re a great way to kill some time as well. If students don’t have work to do, they could just take a nap. Also, naps take stress off of students’ shoulders for a while. The responsibilities that school requires stresses kids out, and naps are a great way to forget about everything for
