Benefit of 30 minute delay in HS start time
Saw an article today on the benefit of delaying the start of high school by 30 minutes. Among other things:Giving teens 30 extra minutes to start their school day leads to more alertness in class, better moods, less tardiness, and even healthier breakfasts, a small study found.
The portion of students reporting at least eight hours of sleep on school nights jumped from about 16 percent to almost 55 percent. Reports of daytime sleepiness dropped substantially, from 49 percent to 20 percent.
First-period tardies fell by almost half, students reported feeling less depressed or irritated during the day, health center rest visits dropped substantially; and the number of hot breakfasts served more than doubled. Moss said the healthier breakfast probably aided classtime alertness.
I think we really need to pay attention to this. I have e-mailed the link to Dr. Parra.
posted by Randy Frye @ 8:15 AM
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