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PA School Start Times Study Resolution Report
Sleep Deprivation in Adolescents:
The Case for Delaying Secondary School Start Times
The Case for Delaying Secondary School Start Times
The report is in response to Senate Resolution 417 of 2018 Sleep Deprivation in Adolescents: The Case for Delaying Secondary School Start Times. The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously approved the resolution and directed the Joint State Government Commission to establish an advisory committee to conduct a study of issues, benefits and options related to instituting a later start time to the school day in secondary schools.
Report Resources
Click below for Report Presentation:
The PA Joint State Government Commission’s Advisory Committee on Later School Start Times at Secondary Schools
The PA Joint State Government Commission’s Advisory Committee on Later School Start Times at Secondary Schools
Click link below to access the WITF radio program Smart Talk for a discussion about the report
Starting school later – possible solution to kid’s sleep deprivation crisis?
Presenters: Gail Karafin, Ed.D., School Psychologist and PA Statewide leader of Start School Later,
Orfeu Buxton, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University and
Derry Township School District Superintendent Joe McFarland.
Starting school later – possible solution to kid’s sleep deprivation crisis?
Presenters: Gail Karafin, Ed.D., School Psychologist and PA Statewide leader of Start School Later,
Orfeu Buxton, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University and
Derry Township School District Superintendent Joe McFarland.