Why School Should Start Later

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Have you ever been so tired because you had to get up early in the morning and you could barely keep your eyes open? This is what students do everyday. Schools should start days later because students are losing sleep and they are not concentrated. Lately, schools have been starting anytime earlier than 8am. This is a problem because students are also staying up late doing homework. As a result, this is causing them to be really tired and not concentrated. This is causes problems like more student car accidents, drug and alcohol use, and depression. Teens are losing sleep, which is causing health problems as well as other problems like drugs and depression, because school hours start early.. Emily Richmond wrote in her article, Why School