Most U.S. middle and high schools start the school day too early

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  5 out of 6 U.S. middle and high schools start the school day before 8:30 AM
  
  The American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended that middle and high schools should aim to start no earlier than 8:30 AM to enable students to get adequate sleep.
  
  Teens need at least 8 hours of sleep per night.
  
  Younger students need at least 9 hours.
  
  2 out of 3 U.S. high school students sleep less than 8 hours on school nights
  
  Adolescents who do not get enough sleep are more likely to:
  
  • be overweight
  
  • not exercise daily
  
  • sufferr from depressive symptoms
  
  • engage in unhealthy risk behaviors such as drinking, smoking, tobacco, and using illicit drugs
  
  • perform poorly in school
  
  Infographic issued in association with: Wheaton AG, Ferro GA, Croft JB. School start times for middle school and high school students — United States, 2011–12 school year. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Aug 7;64(30):809-813.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adolescent Behavior Schools Sleep Deprivation Sleep Stages Students
• Document Type:
  Poster
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 infographic
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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  urn:sha256:bc7fb9286872270b84df50e80ccd6b924486be1a2434e0dddc95dba427809994
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