In a recent survey 100% of students reported that they had been deprived of sleep in their first period class. Later school starting times will enable students to get enough rest, and ensure that they won’t be tired during the school day. More students will show up to school if they are able to reach it during a more accessible hour. Focusing will be much less of a chore if students simply had some extra resting time. Empty stomachs are going to be filled with food every morning so that students can focus more easily. If school simply started a mere hour later than it does now more students will get to school on time, not go hungry, and pay more attention during their classes.
If school started an hour later than it does currently, it would be much more accessible. According to Luigi De Gennaro, “sleep loss is frequently associated with poor declarative and procedural learning in students”(2). This quote clearly states that sleep loss and poor school performance are closely associated. Students would get more sleep if school didn’t start so early. Lackluster school performance would be much less of an issue if school started an hour later.
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Dian Schaffhauser suggests that, “student evidence indicated that students liked the change, slept an hour longer compared to students in two other similar school districts and reported their attendance, achievement, behavior and mood improved.”(3). Dian emphasizes that the one hour of extra sleep the students got, made them more capable of showing up to school. Getting more sleep will make students more willing to show up to school. More students will actually want to go to school each