The Pros And Cons Of Later School Start Times

School times can sometimes be absurdly early, but because of later start times some problems stir up. Later school start times can increase grades and the well being of the kids, but the downfall of that is that schools have to pay extra for more buses because usually a district only has a few busses, which then makes the school start times staggered. Although the wellbeing of kids is far more important. The idea of staggering school time is smart but if its hurting the health of people I would pay the extra money to keep kids safe.

The first reason that school should start later is because it will allow kids to be more well rested and makes it easier to focus. Which in turn will help them with their grades. In the article Written by Amanda Macmillan states “Center for disease control and prevention (CDC) … Middle school and High school students are allowed to wake up later in the morning,They’ll be more focused during the day.”. When kids are more focused it can help them with grades and be able to pay attention and learn, instead of sleeping and being grumpy in class. Also, if the kids are more awake and focused it can help the teachers teach. It can allow teachers to not have to repeat things over and over. Also it …show more content…
The article ridiculously early start times can cause problems for kids written by Molly Shea she quotes “According to doctors, getting less than eight hours of shut eye can be a serious risk for teens.”. When the kids wake up earlier, they in turn makes kids feel like there is not enough time to eat and makes them feel rushed. When kids don't eat breakfast, they don’t have the energy to get through the day all the way to lunch. Kids are sort of like cars, if they don't have the energy they don't run or run right. If a car doesn't have gas it doesn't run or run