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What are teen sleep patterns like?

• Teens need from 8.5 hours-9.25 hours of sleep a night to remain healthy-National Sleep fondation
• Most teens stay up late doing homework or talking to friends, but wake up late in the morning.
• Teens get a hormone every night which makes them feel tired an hour later than children.
• More than 90% of teens do not get the amout of sleep they need to be healthy.(10% said they dont even get 6 hours of sleep)

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What are teen sleep patterns like?

• Trying to catch back up on sleep during the weekend can only hurt teen sleep patterns by messing up their internal clock.
• Teens usally tend to fall asleep with their tv on which can also make their night sleep terrible because their body won't fully be asleep.
• Many teens suffer from treatable sleep disorders, such as narcolepsy, insomnia, restless legs syndrome or sleep apnea.

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How will changing school start times affect Teachers?

• Teachers can plan their day in the morning before school starts so their schudule wont be affected.
• Teachers can find extra time outside of school to exersise if the time was pushed back.
• Teachers can get more sleep--> more alert and energetic in the class room and handle problems better.
• Little impact for teachers who coach.

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What are some advatages to changing the school start time?

• Teens attend school more often.
• Teens don't show up late to class as much.
• Teens become healthier because of getting more sleep and eating breakfast.
• More homework completed.

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What are some advatages to changing the school start time?

• Teens more alert in class.
• Teens have fewer behaivor problems
• Better Grades for teens.
• Less car accidents for driving teens.

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What are some disadvantages of changing the school start time?

• Less time for after school activities
• Get home from school later
• Conflicts with jobs
• Conflict with transportation
• Conflict with parent and teacher schedules