Starting school can be a nerve-wracking experience for many students. It can be difficult to adjust to a new environment, make new friends, and learn new material. It can also be overwhelming to figure out how to navigate the new school, its rules, and
In the United States, the start school later movement is an interdisciplinary effort by health professionals, students, parents, and educators to shift school hours later. It bases its claims on a growing body of evidence that starting middle and high schools too early in the morning is unhealthy for teenagers. Since the second half of the 20th century, most public schools in the United States have started high school around 8:00 a.m., in some cases as early at 7:00 a.m. Before that, schools rarely began before 8:30 or 9 a.m. According to the CDC, school should begin no earlier than 8:30 a.m. for middle and high school students.