Later School Start Times Research Paper

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Later School Start Times

Teens need more sleep to survive school. According to “lack of sleep can turn teens into zombies” By Stephen Ores. “Acting like a zombie isn’t the only downside to sleep deprivation. Researchers say that not enough sleep can lead to dangerous behaviors. About 100,000 car accidents each year occur when a driver is too tired to drive, according to traffic reports. More than half of those drivers are under age 25 (17). Teens/ adults are risking their lives and others driving on main roads and other roads because they don't have enough sleep. “Researchers in the 1990s began to show that during puberty, the time at which the body naturally wants to enter sleep moves to a later time. An adolescent needs just as much sleep as she did as a young child — but her body needs it to start later in the night and to last longer into the morning” (10). Teenagers need sleep like they did as a kid because their body needs enough energy to make it through a school day without falling asleep in school.
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According to Later start time would benefit the economy. By: Kealey Bultena. Changing start times would come at a cost, Hafner said. He estimates schools would have to spend about $150 per student to make changes to bus schedules and upgrade lighting to hold after-school activities in the evening. The economy would improve if the start times were later. According to Later start time would benefit the economy. By: Kealey Bultena. He said research shows teenagers' health improves with later school start times, because adolescents struggle to get up early in the morning and go to sleep early at night. Hafner said new research shows class schedules also affect students' earning potential. Teenagers' health would improve if the school start time was