Schooling in America causes alarming amount of health issues to the students and occasionally teachers taking part in our system. High school is the second leading cause of teen suicides second to social media, this is a huge problem that can be solved. It has been scientifically proven that shorter work/studying hours are more effective for education and learning purposes, keeping students brains consistently active and thinking. As opposed to having longer school days that also include waking up early. Most high schools have an average starting time of 7:30, it has also been scientifically proven that the brain is not fully active during this time. The school system is creating many mental/physical health issues for students the most common is depression, working for 6.5 hours a day and then travelling home to do however many hours of homework is an extreme level of work for 14-18 year old or anyone. (Having a job is different as you need money)
I believe that school days do not need to be 6-8 hours long as you are not working every second of the hour and often are just doing nothing beneficial for a large amount of time. A school day that lasts 4 hours would allow a student to wake up at 7-8 and work till 11-12 were they can then get home in time for lunch. This system would make education way more effective for students and for teachers planning the lessons. Each class you can be given 1 assignment to keep the student interested and give them time to revise at home without being scared of losing free time.
