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Parents, middle-school students urge later start times, citing sleep research and driving safety
Summary
A parent and two eighth-grade students told the board they want middle- and high-school start times moved later — to about 8:30 a.m. or later — citing national sleep guidelines, improvements in attendance and reduced teen crash risk reported in other districts.
At the public-comment portion of the Cheltenham board meeting, a parent from the Cedarbrook/Cedarburg area and two eighth-grade students urged the district to consider moving middle- and high-school start times later, citing sleep research, attendance and safety benefits observed in other districts.
The comments matter because school start times affect students’ sleep, daytime functioning and, for older students, crash risk associated with drowsy driving. Parents and students said they want the district to study schedule changes and consider alternatives used elsewhere.
The parent speaker, who identified…
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