School shouldn't start later By: Elizabeth Do you think schools should change their start times or keep it the same? About 70% of teens are not going getting enough sleep at night. Changing school start times would affect teens in many, many ways. School must keep their start times the same. First of all schools should not start later because it would affect after school activities. If school started later it would affect the kids who are more involved. Later start times would mean later end times. If school started later it would cut into family dinner and other family activities. If school did change their start times then teens would just go to bed later. Some kids are in more sports right after schoolso if school changed their start times they might not be able to do those things anymore. “It is difficult to squeeze academic schedules, sports events and extra-curricular activities into available daytime hours if schools started later“ (5 pros and cons of later school start times). …show more content…
It would affect other schools because other schools might use the same buses as you. If the schools changed their start time then they would have to get their own buses and that is a lot of money. Some parents have more than one child that goes to a different schools. I know that little kids start school later so if your school changes its start time then their parents won't be able to take them to school. “Adjusting bell times for high school students means that buses can’t be rotated for different pick-up schedules” (5 Pros and cons of later school start time). If your school does end up changing it’s time then maybe you could suggest more