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Tallmadge High students ask board to shift start time to 8:30 a.m.
Summary
Student presenters urged the Tallmadge Board of Education to adopt a later high-school start time (08:30), arguing the change would improve sleep, safety and academics and proposing schedule changes to meet Ohio's minimum instructional hours.
Student presenters at the May 21 Tallmadge Board of Education meeting urged the board to move high-school start times to 8:30 a.m., telling trustees the later start would improve students' sleep, safety and academic performance.
The presentations were led by two student groups and introduced by teacher Michael Rosiborski, who said he taught the students in his English Explorer class. One group proposed a schedule with 75-minute class blocks, two 30-minute academy periods consolidated from three, and a first class beginning at 8:30 a.m. A separate group focused specifically on starting the day at 8:30 a.m. and presented survey and research findings in support of the change.
Why it matters: Students cited research and local survey results to argue that later start times reduce drowsy driving, improve attendance and grades, and support adolescent circadian rhythms. They also proposed concrete schedule changes…
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