Saw a show on this years ago...this isn't breaking news.

Typically a school does what's best for them, not the kids. Start time won't change...just watch.

I agree. This isn't news as there have been numerous studies proving that teens need their sleep -- even more so than grade schoolers. School schedules are based on what school teacher unions and bus driver unions want/need, not what's best for kids. We are always complaining that the US is falling behind other countries in academics. Imagine the results if school hours had been more reasonable over the past several decades.

Luckily I went to high school in Canada where hours were much more appealing. My brother and sister went to high school in Michigan and had to get on the bus at 6:30am! I didn't even have to wake up until 7:30 in Canada. Not sure I could have even made the 6:30 am bus time.

I'm with you sugaraddict- my distric growing up had no interest in starting highschoolers later despite kids sleeping in halls on their backpacks between classes. Wanting to start later was almost always written off as laziness- gwl

Adults need sleep too! The older I got, the more hours they wanted me to work, and the less efficient I became (along with everybody else, dozing off at thier desks).

There's something wrong with American businesses. The more you do, the more they demand: White Collar Hell...!

This is not news. Teens run on a different sleep schedule. A study I read years ago said teens would do best if their school day started around 9am. Our school district has actually changed the starting time of middle school and high school. Starting this fall, those kids will start school at 8:35 am instead of 8am. I don't know if it will make much a difference, but it might. They only changed the time because they have no money (I live in Illinois and my state owes our school district MILLIONS of dollars). They needed to stagger times so they could run less buses.

Public schools in my district, don' t give a rats ass about whats good for the kids. Its all about teachers salary, days off, how long they have to work in a day. In other words, whats best for them, not the kids. Public schools should all be made private, do away with teachers unions, then and only then, will you ever see change for the good, in our schools.

I think most parents who have/had teens to wake up will agree with this. My older son could not get out of bed at 6AM to "make the bus". He did not wake up even with 3 alarm clocks in his room! In order to not have early morning arguments and start the day with a struggle, I was able to adjust my schedule and drive him to school. That extra hour made all the difference--not just for him but for all involved.

I have never heard a teacher complain that school starts too *late*. Every teacher I know would be glad to get up later, just like the kids.

I think this should be the beginning of a revolution in the US, because it's not just the teenagers who are sleep-deprived. I don't know any adults who aren't usually tired, too. I'm in my late 20s and still have a hard time going to bed before 11 and getting up at 6am, no matter what I try. Most people I know are the same, and as a result we spend our work days groggy and unfocused. If they want to solve the health care crisis (including the obesity epidemic and the depression epidemic), an easy step one would be to change the system as a whole so people can get more sleep!