[blindkid] FW: FW: Peditricians Recommend Later Start Times for Middle and High-School Students

Tue Aug 26 14:53:33 UTC 2014

Yes, our county has staggered starts and stops too. Elementary first, Middle Schools second, and High school third. This lets them use far fewer busses, as the busses mostly run a route for one of each level of schools both morning and afternoon. I assume this gives drivers a fairly full day of work as well.

That said, it makes more sense for parents of car riders as too. I cannot drop kids at two or three schools, several miles apart, in rush hour traffic when start times are nearly all the same. A common start time for all schools mostly helps parents who put all kids on the bus from home at the same time and they all get home at similar times.

Kids will adjust, though if you have a child with no light perception, you may font it is more of a struggle. We’ve had sleep issues for our daughter’s whole life. A light box has been a huge help for that, until she hit puberty, now there seem to be hormones in play or something and the light box is no longer enough.

On Aug 26, 2014, at 10:40 AM, Marianne Denning via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> The early start times are usually to accommodate buses.  Our district
> recently stopped providing bus service for high school students and
> they moved the start time from 7:05 to 8:00.
> 
> On 8/26/14, IftheShew Fits via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> I think enough rest is critical, and that while some kids may just stay up
>> later, others will use the time to get more sleep which they need. Making a
>> later start time also creates the possibility of getting more sleep an
>> option, where it might not exist otherwise, which would be helpful to some
>> and maybe most.
>> 
>> It really depends on what is meant by "later" and "earlier" and the article
>> states that pediatricians are recommending a start of no earlier than 8:30
>> a.m. Personally, I don't think that's outrageously late, and some schools
>> are starting *really* early. Is this to accommodate after school
>> activities? I'm not sure... Anyway, I rather agree with the pediatricians.
>> Just my two cents! :)
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 6:38 AM, Marianne Denning via blindkid <
>> blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> I think kids will just stay up later if they have a later start time.
>>> It might not happen in the beginning but it will get there.
>>> 
>>> My kids and exchange students don't complain.
>>> 
>>> On 8/25/14, Eric Calhoun via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> I never complained about an early start time when I was in junior high
>>>> or
>>>> senior high school.  How does your child react to an early start time?
>>>> Here's the link, or go to wwww.cbschicago.com and/or Google the story
>>>> please.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Original Message:
>>>> From: "Eric Calhoun" <eric at pmpmail.com>
>>>> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>> Subject: FW: Peditricians Recommend Later Start Times for Middle and
>>>> High-School Students
>>>> Date:
>>>> 8/25/2014 8:37:28 PM
>>>> 
>>>> I never complained about an early start time when I was in junior high
>>>> or
>>>> senior high school.  How does your child react to an early start time?
>>>> Here's the link, or go to wwww.cbschicago.com and/or Google the story
>>>> please.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Original Message:
>>>> From: "Philmore Productions" <feedback at pmpmail.com>
>>>> To: eric at pmpmail.com
>>>> Subject: Peditricians Recommend Later Start Times for Middle and
>>>> High-School Students
>>>> Date:
>>>> Mon, 25 Aug 2014 20:19:37 -0500
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