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Why school should start later

Sleep is one of the strongest predictors of how teenagers do in school. Most teenagers only need six hours of sleep a night. In fact, 72.7% of high school students sleep fewer than eight hours on school nights (Wheaton et al., 2018).

Moving the first bell to 8:30 raises grades by a full letter. According to the CDC, short sleep is linked to depression and lower grades. Teenagers' body clocks also shift later during puberty (Carskadon, 2011). Districts that moved their start times later saw attendance rise

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“Most teenagers only need six hours of sleep a night.”

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends 8 to 10 hours a night for ages 13 to 18.