Rather, it would encourage school districts to look at the scientific findings on teen sleep patterns and consider synchronizing their start times with their students' body clocks. I've heard that some schools in states including Kentucky, Minnesota and Arizona have adjusted their hours to put students in class during their most alert hours. A 1996 survey of about 7,000 Minnesota students shows a general correlation between later start times and academic performance. The grades of 11th and 12th graders who started school after 8 a.m. improved sharply. There was no noticeable response.
Kids are more active.
I feel the comprehension, what the kids are gaining and retaining, is greater. They were zombies before. Letting athletics determine the school day is really doing things backwards. It would be better to schedule athletes' days so they are free in the last period and get physical education credit for sports practice. Academics, health, and safety need to be the top priorities.