Why School Should Start Later Essay

My article is going to be on why schools should start later due to lack of sleep. I chose this article because I agree with the fact that students need more sleep, because I am a student and when I have plans the night before and then I have no choice but to stay out late, then I have to get up at five thirty in the morning. The main reason I chose this article was because it fits my problem and millions of other kids problems. Then another reason is because some schools start at six to six thirty in the morning. In my opinion that could have an effect on the grades and schoolwork, because it is so early that most of the kids are not even awake yet and not fully aware of what they are supposed to be doing in the classroom.
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That could be dangerous in the winter when it is snowing for the buses and they kids who drive to school daily. Also whenever they get up that early in the morning they are not fully aware of their surroundings which could result in a serious injury or even death. That is why schools should start later because of this reason, students are a lot more capable of doing things when they are awake and ready to go. Another reason why schools should start later is because of what i had just mentioned about, the same same thing applies to the teachers and the staff, the students are not just the important ones the staff is to. As a matter of fact there is estimated to be one out of twenty five adult drivers have fallen asleep while they were driving due to lack of sleep or sleeping disorders. Also being drowsy while driving has caused about seventy two thousand crashes, over thirty thousand injuries, and over seven hundred deaths in two thousand thirteen. One direct quote by Dr. Paul Kelley said “adolescence effectively lose up to two hours of sleep per day, which is a huge society