PASSING A NEW LAW THAT MANDATES LATER START TIMES FOR SOME
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OVERNIGHT RKT
OVERNIGHT RKT OVERNIGHT, THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA GIVING STUDENTS A
LATE PASS, BECOMING THE FIRST
STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO MANDATE
LATER START TIMES AT MOST PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS. THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION SIGNED
INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR GAVIN
NEWSOM ON SUNDAY DESIGNED TO
HELP STUDENTS BY GIVING THEM
MORE SLEEP.
MORE SLEEP. THE LAW REQUIRING MIDDLE SCHOOLS
TO BEGIN CLASSES AT 8:00 A.M. OR
LATER, WHILE HIGH SCHOOLS WILL
START NO EARLIER THAN 8:30 A.M.
>> ARE YOU TELL ME IT’S 8:25?
I’M LATE FOR SCHOOL.
>> THE REASON, ACCORDING TO SOME
STUDIES, LATER START TIMES MEAN
MORE SLEEP, LEADING TO BETTER
HEALTH AND SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
AMONG ADOLESCENTS.
AMONG ADOLESCENTS. >> STUDENTS WHO START SCHOOL
LATER HAVE DECREASED RATES OF
DEPRESSION, HIGHER TEST SCORES,
LESS CAR ACCIDENTS IN THE
COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY’RE
DRIVING LESS DROWSY.
>> ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL
SLEEP FOUNDATION, TEENAGERS NEED
8 TO 10 HOURS OF SLEEP A NIGHT
BUT ONLY ABOUT 15% GET THAT
MUCH.
MUCH. THE AVERAGE AMOUNT, LESS THAN 7
HOURS A NIGHT.
HOWEVER, NOT EVERYONE IS BEHIND
THE MOVE.
THE MOVE. >> WAKING UP LATER IS BETTER,
BUT GETTING OUT LATER IS KIND OF
LIKE IN CONFLICT WITH THE OTHER
SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS THAT HAVE
TO PLAY SPORTS LIKE ME.
>> DAY CARE COSTS, THAT WOULD BE
ANOTHER POTENTIAL EXPENSE THAT I
DON’T HAVE AS A SINGLE MOTHER.
HE WOULD HAVE TO GO TODAY CARE
BEFORE SCHOOL.
BEFORE SCHOOL. >> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO UP
ENDING FAMILY SCHEDULES, SOME
CRITICS SAY LATER BUS SHIFTS
COULD AFFECT SCHOOL BUDGET AND
EVEN TRAFFIC.
EVEN TRAFFIC. >> I WENT TO SCHOOL EARLY, AND I
DON’T HAVE NO HEALTHY TIME, AND
I’M DOING OKAY.
>> A NEW LAW HOPING TO HELP
STUDENTS EXCEL IN SCHOOL NOW
UNDER DEBATE FOR BEING TOO
LITTLE TOO LATE.
>> I HAVE LISTENED TO PEOPLE
TALK ABOUT THIS.
PEOPLE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT BOTH
SIDES.
SIDES. MY KIDS DON’T HAVE SCHOOL TODAY,
IT’S A HOLIDAY, THEY’RE UP SO
EARLY.
EARLY. WHEN THEY DON’T HAVE SCHOOLS,
THEY’RE UP ON THE WEEKENDS AND
HOLIDAYS.
HOLIDAYS. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT,
SHEINELLE.
SHEINELLE. >> A LOT OF KIDS SEEM TIRED IN
THE MORNING, GROGGY, AND MAYBE A
LITTLE EXTRA TIME, IF IT WILL
HELP THEM ACADEMICALLY, WE HAVE
TO GET USED TO IT.
>> YOU MADE A GOOD POINT, THAT
WOULD PUSH PRACTICES LATER, AND
DINNER TIME.
DINNER TIME. >> BY THE TIME THEY GET HOME,
THEY HAVE HOME WORK, IT PUSHES
EVERYTHING LATER, BUT THEY’RE
DOING IT.
DOING IT. >> YOU KNOW WHAT, WE WERE IN