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Tallmadge students urge 8:30 a.m. high‑school start, outline schedule changes
Summary
High school students presented a plan to shift first block to 8:30 a.m., shorten class blocks and move from three lunch academies to two; they cited research on sleep and safety and acknowledged impacts on busing, extracurriculars and the district calendar.
Students from Tallmadge High School told the Board of Education on May 21 that a later school start — with first block at 8:30 a.m. — would improve attendance, academic performance and student safety.
Christian, Cammy and Kedra described a proposed schedule that reduces 80‑minute class blocks to 75 minutes, shifts from three lunch academies to two with 35‑minute lunches, and moves first block to 8:30 a.m. ‘‘Our new plan would have first block starting at 08:30,’’ one presenter said, adding the proposal would still meet Ohio’s 1,001 annual…
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