Students Should Start School Later

Students Should Not Start School Late Have you ever woke up late and more tired than if you were when you wake up early? Studies show according to Dr. Michael J. Breus, that human body’s “sleep-wake cycle follows a regular pattern (circadian rhythm)” and if that person happens to sleep in longer than usual or “sleep “too much””, it can mess up that natural cycle (Breus, 1). Kids and teenagers in high school always have the struggle getting up in the morning for school including myself. A lot of people think if schools start at a later time than the normal time each morning, the kids would be more awake due to more sleep and perform better. This has been an ongoing argument in Board of Education meetings, been over the news, and has been

Teenagers need the work experience as they are becoming more independent and need to sustain themselves with money for their own fun. Sports and clubs take up most of every young person’s lives outside of school. Every sport needs their own amount of time for practice and games after school. If school times were to start later, school would also need to end later since they cannot shorten the hours a kid goes to school for. In a 2001 study, it showed that “school administrators cited extracurricular activities as a major reason why school campuses would rather start earlier in the day” (Anderson 1). Sports should be very important for every kid’s childhood and teenage years. Outdoor sports need daylight for a safe environment for the athletes to be able to see each other or the ball in the air or whatever it may be. Schools starting earlier would not be a problem to the coaches and players because they will have full vision in broad daylight and not have to worry about cutting practice short due to darkness. Another thing important in teenager’s lives is getting a job. Work does not associate with younger kids but for teenagers it is almost just as important as school is for them. In unfortunate situations, some kids may have to support themselves because their family may not be able to. Having schools start later may put the teenagers at a disadvantage by having to start work later,

Parents are looked upon by kids to get them ready for school and help them get on the bus but there is a problem: most parents have to go to work as well. By parents hanging around getting the kids ready for a later school time, it is going to make them get stuck in traffic on their way to work. Traffic can be unpredictable in the morning, but after a certain time in the morning, it is bound to happen. When schools start early, parents can plan around that certain time, whatever it may be for the area, and will get to work on time. If all of the schools force the parents to stay home longer in the morning there is a much higher risk of the parents being late to work and hitting the morning traffic. Another thing that will come in handy for the parents is that starting school early may “eliminate the need for morning childcare if parents are able to drop their kids off before work.” (Anderson, 1). Daycare or childcare can be a real pain for parents as they most likely have to drive out of their way to work to drop their child off at some random place, paying them, and then hoping their child gets to school on time. It may stress out the moms who are just a bit too overprotective of their children and that is no need if they start school at an earlier time so the mom or dad can drive the children and drop