California just passed a law that pushes back school start times for middle and high school students. Sleep expert Wendy Troxel discusses the benefits with smerconish, saying “we do have an epidemic of teenage sleep deprivation.”
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday that pushes school start times later. Under the new law, middle schools will start classes at 8 a.m. or after, while high schools will start classes at 8:30 a.m. or after. Optional early classes will still be allowed.The law applies to public and charter schools, though rural school districts are exempt.
recommends that children aged 6 to 12 sleep nine to 12 hours a night, while teenagers should get eight to 10 hours of sleep. Only about one in four high school students nationwide got eight or more hours of sleep, according to a 2017 CDC study on youth risk behavior.Getting less than the recommended amount of sleep is associated with problems in attention, behavior and learning,
says. Adolescents who don't sleep enough are at increased risk of car accidents, obesity, diabetes and hypertension. They're also more likely to engage in self-harm or experience suicidal thoughts and attempts.
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