Taran, it is brave of you to speak up. Decades of scientific studies support you. As does the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Sleep Foundation, the National Education Association, the Center for Disease Control, and many other health and education entities.  It is time public policy catches us with science. Sleep cycles shift as children become teens programming them to fall asleep later and get up later.  It's time for a change.  Here is an organization that supports you: www.startschoollater.net