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Like I said, the science is pretty clear that sending High School students to school at 7:45 is damaging. At the bare minimum the start times should be reversed. HS students should start at 9, elementary schoolers at 7:45. As far as after school jobs and sports, I would think that education and student's mental health should be the priority here. 
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PP, you may be surprised to learn that all of these issues were explicitly addressed when MCPS made their bell time decision in 2015.[/quote]

Sure, it's too bad the kids' weren't prioritized over the convenience of adults back then.

https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/features/schools-start-too-early.html[/quote]

^^^How not to persuade decision-makers to change a policy.[/quote]

We live in a country where half the adult population would rather eat horse-deworming paste than take advantage of vaccines, so yes, you're right citing the CDC may not be the most effective strategy:

[quote]Not getting enough sleep is common among high school students and is associated with several health risks including being overweight, drinking alcohol, smoking tobacco, and using drugs, as well as poor academic performance. One of the reasons adolescents do not get enough sleep is early school start times. The American Academy of PediatricsExternalexternal iconexternal icon has recommended that middle and high schools start at 8:30 a.m. or later to give students the opportunity to get the amount of sleep they need, but most American adolescents start school too early.[/quote][/quote]

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