Did you know that they start school at 7:17 ? The starting early associated with poor academic performance, poor attendance/being tardy a lot, higher rate of accidents and injuries. Just about 40% of american high schools start class before 8 am and more than 20% of middles schools start at 7:45 a.m. or earlier. 8.5 - 9.5 is the hours of sleep you are supposed to get each night.Columbia Missouri high school start time from 7:50 a.m. to 7:20 a.m. a full half hour earlier. The less drowsy people don't get injured as much as much as others do. In the article “Should Schools Start Later” ? in the text it states”The American Academy of Pediatrics recently recommended that middle and high schools delay their opening bells to 8:30 or later so kids
