SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The bell doesn’t ring until 8 a.m. at Lincoln High School, but by then freshman Briana Lopez has been awake for hours. It wasn’t like that when I was in school.”Worried about the ill effects of sleep deprivation for students, California on Sunday became the first state to mandate a school start time under a new law signed by Gov. Plus, many students have sports and band practices before school, although it’s possible those activities could start later to coincide with the delayed school start time. In the Elk Grove Unified School District, outside Sacramento, high school start times vary based on traffic patterns and how far students live from the school, according to Communications Director Xanthi Pinkerton. Laguna Creek High School starts at 7:45 a.m., while Elk Grove High School starts at 8 a.m.YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...Pinkerton said the district believes school start times should be decided by local officials, not the state.

Source: thestar October 15, 2019 01:07 UTC