By Devon McWilliams
California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, signed Senate Bill 328 which would require high schools next fall to push start times back to 8:30am. According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, “teenagers ages 13-18 should sleep about 8-10 hours per 24 hours.”
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Mila Bravo, ’24 feels that with the new change, she’ll be able to, “focus better in the morning since school starts at a later time.”
Students that hardly get any sleep each night negatively affects students’ academic performances throughout the day. Students with less sleep have difficulty paying attention in class and are likely to have lower grades. They may also experience irritability and fatigue.
Isaiah Ramirez, ’24 states that finally, he is able to get some decent amount of sleep rather than waking up at the crack of dawn and scrambling to get ready with his other siblings.
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Students should get the proper amount of sleep at night to help stay focused, improve concentration, and improve academic performance.
Children and adolescents who do not get enough sleep have a higher risk for many health problems, poor mental health, and lack of academic learning.
Madison Light-Foot, ’24 says she, “feels that students that get more sleep will actually try and learn rather than turn in work for just a grade and will academically improve their learning.”
Redwood is hopefully able to see a change in students’ mental health with the pushed back time and help teachers plan out fast and successful lessons for students.
Devon McWilliams
Devon McWilliams of Redwood High-school (year '24) is a government and politics writer for The Redwood Gigantea. She is interested in Journalism due to her success in writing and English Language Arts.
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