School Start Later Research Paper

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Imagine what it would be like to go to school every day at 9 am. School starting later has been a debate for a long time. Some people think that school starting later would be a horrible idea. However, many think it would be a great opportunity for students to receive more sleep. Some students stay up so late that they only get two hours of sleep before they have to wake up for school. This is not good for the human body and can create many issues. Schools having a later starting time would help students have a healthier lifestyle and lower the risk of depression.
One downfall to having a later start time would be transportation to and from school. Almost every school has to bus for transportation. When riding a bus, students want to get on as quickly and safely as possible. Bus drivers are on a tight schedule and need to be at the next stop at a specific
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It is highly likely that if school starts later that school will end later. This affects sports and other activities that happen after school. There would be less time to practice and have games when it is light outside. Less time for daylight would result in fighting for who deserves to play most. Eventually, some of the sports would have to be canceled. Less time for daylight could also result in a student having to leave class early to compete, missing important information (“Eight Major”). Another issue with later start times is less time in class. Less time in class could result in the students having more homework at night. This could lead to the students staying up late to finish their homework and not getting enough sleep. With later start times also comes the chance that because school starts later, students will go to bed later. This would just bring us back to the issue of sleep deprivation. However, the students that do take the advantage of later start and better sleep, have benefits in their