Parents should be responsible for students' sleep

The proposal to push school start times later once again shifts the responsibility of raising children onto the school system (“ Science says children need more sleep. Can Baltimore County schools start later? ” Nov. 25). Instead of asking schools to change their schedules to accommodate sleep habits, shouldn’t we expect parents to actually parent their children and make sure they go to bed early?

Teachers already face enormous challenges in managing students with behavioral and mental health issues. Every day, educators encounter children as young as six becoming violent — sometimes assaulting teachers and other students. On other days, a child unhappy with instructions may refuse to sit, overturn desks, tear down posters and decorations (often purchased by teachers themselves), or eve