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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]APS should keep tweaks as minimal as possible while meeting their transportation goals. If they need to make large shifts in time for some schools, limit it to choice schools and programs.

Wholesale flipping around of start times would have far reaching implications beyond the school day, from those that have already been mentioned, to stresses on facility and sports scheduling- pools, fields, gyms, etc. MS and HS should end their school days earlier to give students time to both participate in extracurricular activities and still have time to get homework and studying completed. Not to mention that it allows older siblings to be available to care for younger ones or hold a desperately needed part time job.

Tweaks ok, massive shifts not.[/quote]

I like how you just completely ignore the research on physical and mental health impact to teenagers of early school start times (especially the current middle school start time).  I guess their needs don’t deserve consideration in your analysis?[/quote]

Oh, I considered it. I also considered that teenagers could get plenty of sleep if they go to bed earlier. There’s nothing magical about later school start times- it’s about getting enough sleep, whether that happens at night or in the morning. I managed early school starts, as did all my schoolmates, my husband and his schoolmates, my kids currently, along with students all around the world. The problem is bad sleep hygiene, not school start times.[/quote]

In other words, you are ignoring the research on teen sleep cycles that demonstrates “go to bed earlier” is not an effective strategy at that age.  Maybe it works with your 6 yo, but it won’t ten years from now when they’re 16.[/quote]

It works just fine for both my high schooler and 6th grader. The middle schooler was alarmed when she heard that school start time could be potentially much later- she absolutely doesn’t want that. She just went to bed and will get enough sleep. My 16 year old will go to bed tired at 10:30 after a full day, and will also will get enough sleep.[/quote]

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