This past year, I coached the Dover High School Girls’ Tennis Team. Of all of the things that the season and player taught me, one thing stood out – just how hard it is to be a student-athlete in high school.
There were numerous away matches where the girls would leave school early, and not get back into the parking lot until it was dark…after 9 pm on occasions. I could only imagine what the girls went through during the season, being out so late, having to do homework or study, going to bed for a few hours, and waking up at 6 am to be at school by 7.
According to an NBC10 article, Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a proposal that would mandate later school start times statewide, a proposed bill that seems to divide New Englanders…