Thousands of high school students in Clark County arrive at their first-period classes each weekday half-awake. Teachers try their best to keep students interested while their heads nod and their eyes glaze over. These schools are making us follow a schedule that goes against our biology. Evidence has shown that teenagers require more sleep and delaying the start of school could have a huge impact.

In order to give students the eight to 10 hours of sleep that our developing brains need, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises that middle and high schools start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. However, “only 1 in 5 schools across the country comply with that recommendation,” according to the CDC. This also applies to the Clark County School District. Students must get up as early a

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