Petition To Move Douglas County School Start and End Times 30 Minutes Later

Colorado

As a psychologist specializing in sleep I fully endorse this effort

As the chapter leader of Start School Later - Arlington, TX, I support your efforts.

As the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Start School Later (www.startschoollater.net), a national nonprofit dedicated to ensuring safe, healthy, and equitable school hours, I fully support this effort. The research has been clear for decades that starting middle and high schools before about 8:30 a.m. is both unhealthy and counterproductive, and many districts that put health and learning first have found feasible and affordable ways to run classes at safe, healthy hours.

MD

Good luck! I hope your school district pays attention to the medical need for students to start school at healthful times!

This is a basic health and safety issue. To do nothing is to do harm to the kids you love. Period.

SO NECESSARY

We need more sleep to focus more in school

You learn better when it's later in the day not earlier in the morning

This would help more students to be on time to first period. Also it could give us more time to talk to teachers in the morning if needed, or just to get 30 more minutes of sleep!

SLEEP

studys have shown that if you start school later than you will pay attention more and will be more willing to learn!

I honestly think this would improve my grades because I miss part of math every morning because I'm up late doing homework

yes

i love sleep

Im not fully awake when they want us to go to school

I need sleep

good idea

You should add what state you are in since there are several Douglas Counties