It’s time for a change! School start times are way too early to accommodate students. Although schools have very good reasons for starting at such an early time, it can cause a lot more problems concerning the students. Understandably, some schools start early to be able to accommodate student-athletes so they can have more time to be able to compete in their sports and still be able to have time to complete their homework as well. While there are some great benefits to later start times, there can also be a few minor problems. School start times should be pushed back to a later time because it can help keep students healthy and later start times also has the ability to keep the students alive and well. School start times should be pushed back because they can keep students healthy. There are multiple ways later school start times can benefit students. According to an article written by Anyat Durrani, “Many students go to bed late because of the demands of their coursework and …show more content…
For instance, how much it would cost. According to an article written by Cindy Huang on the experience of delaying start times, “ Fairfax County is spending $5 million to push back school start times by nearly an hour this school year”. Although this is a valid argument, I believe that what makes a school is the students. Later school start times can help improve the student’s overall academic performance. According to the same article by Anayat Durrani, “ economics professor Finley Edwards found that starting school an hour late would raise test scores an average of 2 percentile points in Math and 1.5 points in English”. This emphasizes that giving students time to rest can help them stay in a positive ready-to-learn mindset. This could really help students and effects could be larger for lower performing