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It seems odd to me that 30 minutes could have such a negative impact. It seems to me that older children staying up later and later and jamming their schedule with activities may be a bigger issue.
posted by d Baiocco on 04/18/13 at 7:41 PM
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It does seem odd and yet, that is precisely what was shown. When start times were shifted from 7:30 to 8:30, attendance, health, and academic achievement improved, while tardiness and car accidents decreased. It seems like a bad decision to go in the other direction. It is not a question of being over scheduled. It has to do with the biology of being a teenager.
posted by Sheila Reed on 04/20/13 at 12:37 PM
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Cornwall is the ONLY HS in Orange County that starts after 8 am. It turns out that students in Cornwall who also are attending C-tech to learn a trade have been short changed for years on regular class time. My daughter gets on a 6:40 am bus to CCHS and gets home at 4 pm. She manages honor roll grades, National Honor Society and holds a part time weekend job. In addition her schedule allows for no lunch or study hall. Really, 30 minutes earlier is not that big a deal. This is a decision to save money by making transportation more efficient for ALL students.
posted by Regina McGrade on 04/25/13 at 8:56 PM
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It seems to be more of a decision to make things less complicated by going along with everyone else. It is great that your daughter is so successful but chronic sleep deprivation is a real threat and 30 minutes in this population really is a big deal.
posted by Sheila Reed on 05/06/13 at 8:49 AM
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I completely agree with you Sheila. Everyone will know someone who seems to manage the sleep deprivation well. But, when an entire population of students is analyzed the detriments are astronomical. This ISN'T about kids who don't want to get up early. Studies have REPEATEDLY proven that schools that send high school students at 8:00am or later have significantly increased test scores and achievement (across the ENTIRE student body), not just the few students who can "handle it". Also, depression, anxiety and focus disorders increase as well with earlier start times. As for the money... just read Nancy Bryan's letter and you can see where the district could have saved.
posted by Pamela Hawks on 05/17/13 at 11:21 AM
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