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Richfield Park students urge later school start times in Project Citizen presentation
Summary
Students from Ridgefield Park Junior-Senior High urged the board to study a pilot of later start times, citing research and examples from other districts; board members praised the presentation and discussed next steps but took no formal vote.
Students in the Ridgefield Park Junior-Senior High School honors civics class presented a Project Citizen report on May 14 urging the board of education to study later school start times, proposing a pilot and recommending surveying the community and consulting districts that have implemented later schedules.
The students said later starts improve sleep, concentration and academic performance and recommended a trial lasting one to two years with mornings beginning around 8:20–8:30 a.m. They cited pilot programs and laws in other states and districts, and provided examples of local schedules to show implementation options.
The presentation matters because it moves a student-led…
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