The Influence Of Aging Teens In America

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A study that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention {CDC} did found out that school starts way too earl. Teens all around the world are waking up way to early so they can get ready for school and make the bus in time. The result of this teens all around the world have become have zombies. Teens brains don't start learning till around 8:30 say Anne Wheaton an epidemiologist who ran this study. So far there are only two schools that are staring at 8:30. They are trying to get schools start later so they can try to decrease the risk of obesity, depression, and drug use.

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