Experts say the initiative should go national, because teens can't learn when they're sleep-deprived.
Early school start times guarantee that children, and particularly adolescents, will become sleep deprived.Lewis added that ensuring teens get enough sleep is"a public health imperative."
"Early school start times guarantee that children, and particularly adolescents, will become sleep deprived as their circadian clocks and sleep regulation systems naturally push sleep to a later time, making it harder to go to sleep early enough to get sufficient sleep before school," he said.Lockley, who co-authored a study done in the UK showing the benefits of a 10 a.m.
The Harvard neuroscientist explained that there are also benefits to more sleep for other physiological systems.
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