Later school start times let students get adequate sleep

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/oupu-lss040821.php

News Release 15-Apr-2021
Oxford University Press USA

 

A new study in SLEEP, published by Oxford University Press, demonstrates the significant benefits of later school start times for middle and high school students' sleep schedules.

Sleep is essential to a student's overall health, social development, and academic achievement, yet lack of sleep is common among children and adolescents. Biological changes to sleep cycles during puberty make falling asleep early difficult for adolescents. This, coupled with early school start times, means that students often end up with insufficient sleep. 

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