Sunday, January 5, 2020

Franklin Issue on the 2020 'Watch List': School Start Time

The School Start Time issue has been "paused" but isn't going away. This TEDx talk by sleep researcher Wendy Troxel summarizes the teen sleep issue.

Franklin's School Start Time Advisory Committee archive can be found
https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-start-times-advisory-committee-sstac

The two updates provided by Superintendent Sara Ahern including the "pause" announcement can be found online
  • The most recent presentation from Sep 2019
https://www.franklinps.net/sites/franklinmaps/files/uploads/school_start_times_presentation_part_ii_1.pdf


"Teens don't get enough sleep, and it's not because of Snapchat, social lives or hormones -- it's because of public policy, says Wendy Troxel. Drawing from her experience as a sleep researcher, clinician and mother of a teenager, Troxel discusses how early school start times deprive adolescents of sleep during the time of their lives when they need it most. 
This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxManhattanBeach, an independent event. TED's editors chose to feature it for you."
Wendy's TED profile   https://www.ted.com/speakers/wendy_troxel?




The Franklin Public Schools sponsored a parent information night on sleep featuring Dr Judith Owens in November



Franklin Issue on the 2020 'Watch List': School Start Time
Franklin Issue on the 2020 'Watch List': School Start Time

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