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sleep-deprieved-teens-us-doctors
Start school later to prevent sleep-deprieved teens: US
doctors
Students participate in morning exercises during the rst day of
class at
Rosauro Almario Elementary School in ondo city! metro
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0120A34 5 he American "edical Association on uesday 6$une %7
urgedstarting school later in the morning for teenagers so they can
get enoughsleep.
2n a new policy adopted on uesday! the A"A said middle and high
schoolsshould start at .&(am at the earliest *ecause research
has shown thatpu*erty is accompanied *y a *iological shift in
circadian rhythm thatcontri*utes to later *edtimes and wa8e-up
times in adolescents.
he in9uential doctors group said nearly %( per cent of S high
schoolstoday *egin at or *efore .&(am as districts try to ma8e
time for
additional classes! sports and extracurricular activities.
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