Why School Should Start Later Many teens have died from accidents resulting in school starting early in the morning. A leading cause of death is car accidents, car accidents can be caused by a number things including sleep deprivation. For many new drivers / teenagers, drowsy driving is the cause of many accidents. Some adolescents who get out of school at 3:00 p.m. or earlier have plenty of free time to do anything they want until the work day ends. Also sleep deprivation can increase risk taking behavior and can impair decision-making abilities (Lewis). When decision making abilities are impaired then students are more likely to not attend school or make good choices. Another benefit of schools starting earlier is the educational
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Many students do not want to participate or can not because they are so sleep deprived. School start times being later in the day would cause students to stop being so tired and students would be more willing to participate in class discussions. Later school start times will lead to less missed school, in Bonneville, school attendance increased by fifteen percent. Also it will cost less when schools attendance goes up. If attendance increases by one percent district wide, forty million dollars, per year, will be gained for the school (Lewis). Schools that have financial troubles will benefit the most from a heightened attendance. The majority of schools start before 8:30 a.m. which is an hour and a half before the adolescent's brain is fully aware. When schools start that early, it causes students to want to sleep in and not go to school, decreasing attendance. A startling statistic shows, “In more than 40 states, at least seventy percent of public schools start earlier than 8:30 a.m.” (Backgrounder). In the statistic from Backgrounder says, “at least seventy five percent”, the actual number is eighty three percent (Hafner). Considering that eighty three percent of schools start before 8:30 a.m. and the average GPA is 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, a B- average. The average GPA to for college bound students is 3.5-4.0. Education is a very important …show more content…
Studies show that people who get less than six or seven hours of sleep a night have an increased mortality risk. One shocking study showed that sleep time less than six or seven hours is a great mortality risk than smoking, high blood pressure, and heart disease (Breau). Sleep experts have shown what health disadvantages sleep deprivation has on humans, especially adolescents. Side effects of sleep deprivation include: weight gain and eating disorders. These can lead to cardiovascular issues, diabetes and mood swings (Lewis). Sleep deprivation may not be the main cause of many illnesses but it can trigger or worsen the issue. There is evidence showing that sleep deprivation is the cause of many harmful illness, “These finding reinforce the evidence that the fatigue of sleep deprivation is an important factor likely to compromise performance of speed and accuracy of the kind needed for safety on the road and in other industrial settings” (Williamson). Car accidents and other types of accidents can be caused by a lack of sleep. Car accidents can be classified in the short term or long term effect category. Some short term effects of sleep deprivation include: decreased performance, decrease in memory, and accidents in work or in the car (Breus). Some long term effects that sleep deprivation is associated with are, “They are
Many students do not want to participate or can not because they are so sleep deprived. School start times being later in the day would cause students to stop being so tired and students would be more willing to participate in class discussions. Later school start times will lead to less missed school, in Bonneville, school attendance increased by fifteen percent. Also it will cost less when schools attendance goes up. If attendance increases by one percent district wide, forty million dollars, per year, will be gained for the school (Lewis). Schools that have financial troubles will benefit the most from a heightened attendance. The majority of schools start before 8:30 a.m. which is an hour and a half before the adolescent's brain is fully aware. When schools start that early, it causes students to want to sleep in and not go to school, decreasing attendance. A startling statistic shows, “In more than 40 states, at least seventy percent of public schools start earlier than 8:30 a.m.” (Backgrounder). In the statistic from Backgrounder says, “at least seventy five percent”, the actual number is eighty three percent (Hafner). Considering that eighty three percent of schools start before 8:30 a.m. and the average GPA is 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, a B- average. The average GPA to for college bound students is 3.5-4.0. Education is a very important …show more content…
Studies show that people who get less than six or seven hours of sleep a night have an increased mortality risk. One shocking study showed that sleep time less than six or seven hours is a great mortality risk than smoking, high blood pressure, and heart disease (Breau). Sleep experts have shown what health disadvantages sleep deprivation has on humans, especially adolescents. Side effects of sleep deprivation include: weight gain and eating disorders. These can lead to cardiovascular issues, diabetes and mood swings (Lewis). Sleep deprivation may not be the main cause of many illnesses but it can trigger or worsen the issue. There is evidence showing that sleep deprivation is the cause of many harmful illness, “These finding reinforce the evidence that the fatigue of sleep deprivation is an important factor likely to compromise performance of speed and accuracy of the kind needed for safety on the road and in other industrial settings” (Williamson). Car accidents and other types of accidents can be caused by a lack of sleep. Car accidents can be classified in the short term or long term effect category. Some short term effects of sleep deprivation include: decreased performance, decrease in memory, and accidents in work or in the car (Breus). Some long term effects that sleep deprivation is associated with are, “They are