New California law requires high schools to start later

Re:New California law requires high schools to start later by alistairSH on Friday July 01, 2022 @04:47PM (#31952630)

Education is more important than playing football. Working is more important than playing football (for those who need the money).

Anecdotally, when I was in high school, with a 7:30 AM start, around 25% of the class was asleep through 1st period. And this was in honors/AP courses with the kids who wanted to learn, get good grades, and generally be successful.

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Re:New California law requires high schools to start later by giantg2 on Friday July 01, 2022 @04:57PM (#31952781)

That doesn't match my experience at all. I started at 7:15 (special elective) and school started at 8. The only kids who would fall asleep were the kids that stayed up late playing videogames, abusing caffeine (and/or other drugs), and didn’t care about grades.

So my anecdotes don't match your's.

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Re:New California law requires high schools to start later by SoftTalker on Friday July 01, 2022 @05:30PM (#31953234)

Football (and its school attendance and passing grade requirements) might be the thing keeping a kid in school and getting an education.

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Re:New California law requires high schools to start later by alistairSH on Friday July 01, 2022 @05:46PM (#31953426)

Maybe. But, we’re not talking about eliminating sports. Or after-school employment. Only shortening the window to do both. And the Venn diagram of kids that “need” to play sports and need to work pales in comparison to the total student body, who all (in aggregate) benefit from more morning sleep.

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