The West Springfield High School has decided it would be better for teens' sleep if school started an hour later. However the school ends an hour later to, as do sport practices. Essentially we are not beniffiting from this at all.
We aren't benefiiting from this at all, changing them times when a teenager sleeps will not help them sleep more,. For some people it may feel like they slept more because they are not morning people, but overall just starting the school day over an hour doesn't make it better for teenagers. Me being an athlete I have to stay up late to finish my homework every now and then, when I do though I hate it; now that the school starts an hour later I won't get out of practice until 6:00pm, this will lead to me having to stay up until 11:00 pm every night. I'd get home at 6:10, I'd shower, eat dinner, and do my nightly chores so then it would be about 7:30 by the time I get to do my homework. I get a lot of homework so it takes a while. On the average night I get to bed at 9:30, move it over an hour it'd be about 10:30. The other thing is the school buses will cause more traffic because now the middle school and high school buses are in circulation. Teachers will have to stay out later so they won't get to be with their famalies before they all go to sleep. All the sports events that go on until late at night, will now go on until early in the morning. ( 1:00am or 2:00am)
So as you can see, everything will be in chaos. Please sign this petition and thank you for your support.
