I agree that the evidence suggests that high school children are badly served by early start times.
I do have a concern, though. Since many workplaces have start times of 8:00 a.m., if both parents work, the 8:30 school start time would mean that middle school and high school kids would have to get themselves off to school after their parents leave for work. I can see that as being potentially problematic, for the younger middle school kids and for oppositional/defiant kids of any age. You've clearly thought about this more than I have -- what's the thinking about how to handle the later start times for those kids?
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Date: 2017-05-03 03:41 pm (UTC)I do have a concern, though. Since many workplaces have start times of 8:00 a.m., if both parents work, the 8:30 school start time would mean that middle school and high school kids would have to get themselves off to school after their parents leave for work. I can see that as being potentially problematic, for the younger middle school kids and for oppositional/defiant kids of any age. You've clearly thought about this more than I have -- what's the thinking about how to handle the later start times for those kids?