start school later

"More and more students treat high school like a job. They get up super early and stay up late. It's definitely not healthy."
Teens are severely sleep-deprived. This needs to change.
Executive Director of Start School Later Terra Ziporyn Snider explains the benefits of pushing back school start times.
When Rock Bridge High School tried to push their start time up to 7:20am, sophomore Jilly Dos Santos fought the school board for more sleep and a later first bell - and won. Could later school start times benefit student health and productivity?