Thinking back to when I was a teenager attending Poudre High School in Fort Collins, I still remember hearing the dreaded alarm clock. School started at 7:30, which means I rolled out of bed around 7:21.
The thing is, back in the day, there was never a question whether waking up too early was bad for us students. School was school, and you were expected to be there from 7:30 to 3:15. Full stop.
Nowadays, I guess we worry about kids and how much rest they’re getting. Let’s take a look at how school start and end times have shifted in the past few decades.
School start times
Let’s take a look at the Poudre High School to start. For literal decades, school started at 7:30 on the dot. And then folks began discussing how much sleep teenagers need. Get this, now school doesn’t start until past 9:00…