StartSchoolLaterAACo

Active group advocating for healthy & safe school start times in Anne Arundel County where HS starts at 7:17 am. It's about time.

[Terra Ziporyn @terraziporyn]

"You cannot 'hygiene' your way out of a sleep disorder, especially one that's created by a systemic problem like too-early school start times" - Dr. Indira Gurubhagavatula via @LetsSleep_US #SleepChat #startschoollater

[Start School Later, Inc. @StartSchoolL8r]

Key recommendation from @Surgeon_General #YouthMentalHealth advisory: "Create positive, safe, & affirming school environments...Where feasible, school districts should also consider structural changes, such as a later start to the school day, that support students’ wellbeing."

[StartSchoolLaterAACo @StartLaterAACo]

Howard County news: In an 8-0 vote, the Board of Education directed Dr. Martirano and HCPSS to develop a timeline to move school hours by 2022-2023 school year.

[American Academy of Sleep Medicine @AASMorg]

More #sleep may be key to why mental health didn’t deteriorate among teenage students during the COVID crisis, according to @BYU and @SDSU researchers. https://t.co/gs2VKLzmjq

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Well this is a start. Let's listen to 30 years of research calling for later start times for middle and high school kids for their health, mental health, and safety. It's time. https://t.co/zViH23lKyE

[StartSchoolLaterAACo @StartLaterAACo]

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Healthy change in Amherst, MA. No change for #AACPS despite years of presenting irrefutable evidence and providing required transportation software that is still unused 5 years later. #AACPSAbysmal https://t.co/KkCdd5WsBr

[Terra Ziporyn @terraziporyn]

This short animation from @LetsSleep_US explains how sleep can be used as a tool to combat the spread of diseases such as the common cold, flu, and even COVID-19 | #letssleep #teensleep #immunity

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[StartSchoolLaterAACo @StartLaterAACo]

Healthy Hours In (and Out) of School: https://t.co/dKgrJBv7ha

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Mary Grace Gallagher: Children of the coronavirus pandemic are hardening for what comes next https://t.co/KZaUXrvzdG

[StartSchoolLaterAACo @StartLaterAACo]

@KariOakes So far away from a return to the normal level of life's health risks. Hopefully some effective treatments will emerge while we wait and #FlattenTheCurveTogether

[StartSchoolLaterAACo @StartLaterAACo]

“Exhaustion was a badge of honor in high school. We would compare sleep horror stories, in a way, competing with one another to see who was operating on the least amount of sleep,” https://t.co/X4Tlw01gsG

[StartSchoolLaterAACo @StartLaterAACo]

Listen to your doctor! "Aligning School Start Times for Adolescent Health: The Case for Starting School Later" https://t.co/KryFdbpWdl

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Your child involved in a car crash is your worst nightmare: "A recent study finds that teenagers are involved in significantly fewer accidents if their schools start later." https://t.co/SdBGl3lD99

[StartSchoolLaterAACo @StartLaterAACo]

Big Impact on community schedules! But "was it worth it? The data seem to suggest it was." Come on #AACPS #AnneArundelCounty https://t.co/jV0QPlfCXh

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What would would "translate into $8.6 billion in economic gains within two years of the change"? https://t.co/BvHjfo1l5V via @phillyinquirer

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School starts at 8:25 and dismisses at 3:45. Don't let anyone tell you healthy start times will ruin sports programs. https://t.co/mWwXNbmy3v via @WiStateJournal

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Later School Start Times May Reduce Teen Car Crashes, Boston Children’s Research Finds https://t.co/BleMBxX2mc

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“[A lack of sleep] makes me more sleepy in class. It kind of gets harder throughout the day to take notes and actually pay attention. It gives me a lot of stress,” https://t.co/r7kvIlpuqb