State Student Health Committee Issues Guidelines for School Start Times

The Texas Department of State Health Services, has issued a position statement regarding daily start times for Texas high school for local SHACs to consider. Each Texas school district is required to have a Student Health Advisory Committee or SHAC. Start School Later Arlington worked with a physician who serves on the states' advisory committee for SHAC in providing information about adolescent sleep and school daily start times! https://www.dshs.texas.gov/schoolhealth/shadviserecommendations.shtm Arlington ISD is re-organizing the local SHAC committee, but the progress is slow. Share this link with Superintendent Cavazos (mcavazos@aisd.net) and ask how the committee will respond to the state's recommendations on school start times!