Essay On Why High School Should Start Later

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I believe high school should start at a later time. I think this because studies have shown that a high percentage of students aren’t even awake yet. Scientist say the body needs awhile to fully awaken and seven in the morning for teenages is not the correct time. Starting later means a later school day as well. Pushing back everything else including extra curricular activities. This places most activities out of the hot evening sun and the cooler part of the day. There is also all of the morning traffic that comes with the school day. Placing them at a different time means teens and adult drivers are on the road at a different time. Decreasing the number of accidents and traffic in general. Those on some points I will highlight on to convince you to start school later.

Starting school later people would think it would mess up the bus schedule. But in fact it would not we would just flip the Elementary and High school students. Some schools have done this and seemed to be very successful in just switching roles. People and family who drive their families had no trouble adapting to the schedule as well. Some people believe starting school later would have no effect at all. But in fact school that have went with the new bell schedule have saw improved test scores. This comes from the teens being fully awake as the experiment has shown. High
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Having students wake up and come to school is even a struggle at such an early time. Most kids would simply not wake up or sleep in and sign into school. Schools that have started with the later start time has seen a major increase in attendance. Now teachers doesn’t have to deal with as much missing assignments as they used to. Also you don’t have as many students hurrying to school. This means more people driving safely and not as risky. Students not being late and coming school means more students in seats. This means more minds learning to make the future