Education News – Grace Smith
“A recent report from the CDC found that over 75% of public schools in 40 states begin the school day earlier than 8:30 a.m., with high school students not getting the eight to ten recommended hours of sleep each night because teens have a built-in biological inclination to fall asleep later in the evening…teenagers who were getting under seven hours of sleep on school nights were also more apt to take risks such as drinking and driving, texting and driving, riding with someone who has been drinking, and not wearing a seat belt…In 2014, the AAP [American Academy of Pediatrics] issued a statement recommending that American schools begin no earlier than 8:30 a.m. so that teens could get the suggested 8.5 to 9.5 hours of nightly sleep. A majority of schools did not comply.”(more)