Why School Should Start Later

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Dear Edmonson County school board members,

Have you ever wanted to stay in bed just a little bit longer? That’s how most teenagers in America feels right before school. A new controversy has emerged: should school start at 9:00 a.m. or stay the same? In my opinion school should start later, because it decreases disorders, decreases absences, and decreases motor vehicle accidents.

If school started later it would decrease disorders. More and more students are being treated for depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and social phobias. That’s not even all of them. School starting later even decreases obesity. Just imagine the U.S with less mental and physical conditions.

Do you how many students miss each year? According

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