I have seen on the first hand how the early start times have impacted students. Sure, late start Monday’s can help, but that’s only for one day. And with so much homework, students are staying up until 11 or 12 at night. Also, teens are mentally programmed to stay up later and wake up later. Kids are getting up at 5:30 in the morning and going to sleep at 12am. Kids have to get on the bus as early as 6:15. After waking up so early, kids are usually active for 9-11 hours with their only break being a 25 minute lunch. By delaying middle and high school start times by just 1 hour, it could make all the difference for these kids.