To improve academic performance and student health, Clark County School District (CCSD) is gathering community input to possibly change school start times by half an hour.
The community-wide survey opened on September 26 about a month for students, parents, and employees to share their opinions.
“[Later start times] would have been helpful in past years. I know a lot of people say, well, what about sports? If we actually moved start times later, sports could take place in the mornings when it wasn’t so hot, which would be nice,” Principal Donna Levy said. “I know people ask about teenage jobs, to which I say that opens up the number of hours. You could work later because you’re not so tired getting up so early. So it’s almost a wash in all those areas.”…