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👟 The Women's CAA Field Athlete of the Year is Megan Albamonti from Delaware Track & Field/Cross Country She's the first Blue Hen to win the award after earning Second Team All-America honors and her third straight conference title in the javelin. ➡️ bit.ly/432czy8
'Sleep deprivation in adolescents is linked to mental health struggles, worse grades, traffic accidents, and more. That’s why states such as California and Florida have mandated later high school start times.' So Why Is It So Hard to Start School Later? wordinblack.com/2023/11/scienc…
Just as there are laws & regulations to protect kids' basic health needs — eg school lunch programs, restrooms in schools, ADA demands, building codes, seat belt & curfew laws— there should be regulations protecting our children’s sleep #startschoollater reviewjournal.com/opinion/letter…
During puberty a shift in hormones affects teen body clocks so that they want to go to sleep and wake later than younger kids or older adults. This is why early school starts can have such dramatic and disproportionate impacts on them | #startschoollater thesuburban.com/columnists/dr_…
Lauren Hale Start School Later, Inc. @SLEEPinFX Terra Ziporyn SleepHealthEditor The data don't lie: when school days start later, more teens get more sleep. #startschoollater #sleepmatters
Teens w/early start times often sleep 5-7hrs hours & are forced to wake for school in the middle of the sleep period when melatonin’s effects are peaking. As a result, they feel groggy. Dr. Fong-Isariyawongse likened it to an adult getting up at 3 or 4am. share.upmc.com/2024/08/later-…
Dr. Wendy Troxel is both a sleep researcher and a parent. From both vantage points, it's clear to her that school starts way too early in the morning #startschoollater Dr. Wendy Troxel sltrib.com/opinion/commen…