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Start Barrington High School Later to Support Student Health and Performance

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Pam Meitzler
10 years ago

Another district that gets it. http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/news/ct-ahp-district-214-school-start-end-times-tl-0512-20160509-story.html

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Debbie Stone
10 years ago

I agree with a later start time.

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Deborah T Christiansen
10 years ago

I fully support amendments to start school later.

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Catherine Nealey
10 years ago

I agree with the change of time and giving them a better time framing to study, the quality instead of the quantity will help them.

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Sara Cano
10 years ago

This is a very important matter. Our kids will definitely benefit from it.

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Rebecca Rothmann
10 years ago

220 should be ahead of the curve on this, not behind it.

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Lisa Blakeslee
10 years ago

Health and safety for our kids is Priority One!!

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CarolAnn Shindelar
10 years ago

Do not let a group of misguided negativists convince you that this is unimportant. It is VITAL for our young people!!

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Nancy Vitacco
10 years ago

I wholeheartedly agree with the need to alter the BHS start time. Stress, anxiety, lack of focus, I attention and irritability are all heightened by chronic fatigue.

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Jeanette Collier
10 years ago Featured

My daughter, a junior, has 1st & 2nd hour off this year .... Wow, what a dramatic difference in every aspect, not just school. Clearly, 5:30 am was too early to wake up for mind or body of a teenager.

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Rick Meitzler
10 years ago

Makes sense.

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Pam Meitzler
10 years ago

Yes! about time

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Steffanie Carter
10 years ago

Wish it had been done sooner to include my boys...This will make a tremendous for the students.

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Laura Dern
10 years ago

Please don't ignore the science and research that supports our efforts. Our primary concern should be for the health of our children.

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Jane clement
10 years ago

It should have been done years ago

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Nathan Habeck
10 years ago

I fully support this initiative and hope it is adopted very soon.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

I think a later start time is a good idea, but it will only shift the activities and the work load will stay the same which might not change amount of sleep the kids get. If the school can find an effective way to solve the repercussions of starting later, I'm all for it.

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Christine Stevens
10 years ago

I strongly urge that the start times for the High School and the Middle Schools be set back. Our daughter is registered to start at the high school in the fall but her father and I seriously considering home schooling as her chronic sleep deprivation has caused her immunity to be very low and she gets sick about every two weeks. This is dangerous as she has asthma.

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Mason Grant
10 years ago

This is awesome and much needed.

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Carol
10 years ago

at least make plans for a later start time