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LuckyLaceyKS OP t1_j8mw9qx wrote

Louisiana is the only state with an earlier average high school start time at 7:30am. I'm hoping there is a bigger push sometime soon for high schools to start later.

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5teerPike t1_j8n2gr9 wrote

When I didn't start class until 10am as a high schooler my grades went up. (That wasn't the only reason, but it helped!) It helped that I had time to sit & eat something at Dunkin donuts too.

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[deleted] t1_j8n9d14 wrote

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idkwhatimdoing25 t1_j8o2j2w wrote

People want to get out earlier so they can have more sunlight in the afternoons. A lot of after school actives require sunlight - sports, scouts, marching band, etc.

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jennybens821 t1_j8o7i79 wrote

Yet another reason to make Daylight time year round…

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HxH101kite t1_j8odpcz wrote

Why is this downvoted. I have met very few people who would want to start later. It wouldn't change much anyways. Sports would just be before school so all those kids would still be getting up at the same time.

I am the same way, long out of school but I would much rather start early and be done early and have the entire afternoon to myself.

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Seaworthiness222 t1_j8n01xc wrote

Not everyone has study hall though. I think my kid will only his senior year. And buses still have to go.

I think just have the buses pick up for high school AFTER elementary instead of the other way around.

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RedditSkippy t1_j8na0s4 wrote

I feel like this idea, of later start times for HS students, has been kicking around since I was in high school in the 80s-90s, and never gains traction.

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BasicDesignAdvice t1_j8o4xqy wrote

Me too. Like in the next four years. Since that is when it will affect me.

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