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Students, researchers press Ann Arbor board for study of later high‑school start times
Summary
Students and health experts urged the Ann Arbor Board of Education to commission a feasibility study on pushing high‑school start times to 8:30 a.m. or later, citing research on adolescent circadian biology, mental health and improved attendance and performance.
Students and local clinicians urged the Ann Arbor Board of Education to evaluate later high‑school start times at the public comment section of the board meeting.
“Elijah Marorrow, a student speaker, said he has ‘sent dozens of emails’ to administration asking for an evaluation and that community support is strong: ‘The science is there. The support is there. The means are there. So what is it? Why hasn’t this been done?’”
Students described practical impacts of the current schedule: older siblings unable to drive younger…
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