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Nashville to push school start times later; city warns drivers and touts safety steps
Summary
Mayor O'Connell said students will get an extra 20 minutes next week as Metro Schools shifts start times, and officials urged drivers to slow down while highlighting transit tools and school-zone enforcement.
Mayor O'Connell announced at Glencliff High School that students and families "will get an extra 20 minutes as we adjust school start times later," a change he framed as backed by research linking later starts to better teen learning and health.
Sean Braested, chief of communications and technology for Metro Nashville Public Schools, said the change followed extensive community engagement and planning and asked families to expect some adjustment during the first week. "We encourage families to plan a little extra time in the first week, especially if they're driving their children to school," Braested said, and he pointed parents to MNPS resources including the Find My Stop and Find My Bus apps for bus locations and pickup times.
The mayor tied the start-time shift to broader multimodal work, saying better transportation options and improved school-zone infrastructure make the change possible. He emphasized continued coordination with the Nashville Department of Transportation and Metro Nashville Police Department to reduce risks during the early weeks of the term.
