Key Position Statements

Many health, education, civic organizations and leaders have issued position statements about sleep and school start times.

Here are key position statements from major national organizations.​

2021
National Sleep Foundation
The U.S. Surgeon General

2019
American Association of Sleep Technologists 

2017
National Parent Teacher Association 
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Society of Behavioral Medicine
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2016
American Medical Association
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2015
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

​2014
American Psychological Association
National Association of School Nurses/Society of Pediatric Nurses
​American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
American Academy of Pediatrics

2011
National Education Association - Resolution C-5 (Adequate Rest, p. 243)

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