School Start Time Research Paper
The safety of students should be the school’s number one priority just like they say it’s their number one priority when they are on campus what about off campus? In 2008 a study was done by the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, they found that when high schools in Fayette County, Kentucky, changed their start times from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., teen car crash rates dropped by more than 16 percent (NBC News). This study shows that the earlier students have to get up and go to school they are more prone to have a wreck. Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles collected data on the number of drivers between the ages of 16 and 18 in the two counties of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, Virginia Beach starts school at 7:20 and Chesapeake starts at
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Schools who have decided to start school later have had a lot of media attention and they argue that many students who have to wake up early for school do not get enough sleep and that beginning the school day at a later time would boost their achievement (Education next). Is it weird that schools that have changed their school start times have been getting better test scores than schools that start before 8:00? According to most sleep experts, most adolescents need about 9 hours of sleep per night. Today nearly 2/3 get under 8, and 2/5 get under 6 hours of sleep per night (start school later). I chose this evidence because it explains how students get less than the required amount to be attentive the next …show more content…
Proponents of later start times, who have received considerable media attention in recent years, argue that many students who have to wake up early for school do not get enough sleep and that beginning the school day at a later time would boost their achievement (Education next). If kids were to get full recommended hours of sleep they would perform better in the classroom. According to most sleep experts, most adolescents need about 9 hours of sleep per night. Today nearly 2/3 get under 8, and 2/5 get under 6 hours of sleep per night (start school later). I chose this evidence because it explains how students get less than the required amount to be attentive the next
Schools who have decided to start school later have had a lot of media attention and they argue that many students who have to wake up early for school do not get enough sleep and that beginning the school day at a later time would boost their achievement (Education next). Is it weird that schools that have changed their school start times have been getting better test scores than schools that start before 8:00? According to most sleep experts, most adolescents need about 9 hours of sleep per night. Today nearly 2/3 get under 8, and 2/5 get under 6 hours of sleep per night (start school later). I chose this evidence because it explains how students get less than the required amount to be attentive the next …show more content…
Proponents of later start times, who have received considerable media attention in recent years, argue that many students who have to wake up early for school do not get enough sleep and that beginning the school day at a later time would boost their achievement (Education next). If kids were to get full recommended hours of sleep they would perform better in the classroom. According to most sleep experts, most adolescents need about 9 hours of sleep per night. Today nearly 2/3 get under 8, and 2/5 get under 6 hours of sleep per night (start school later). I chose this evidence because it explains how students get less than the required amount to be attentive the next