Welcome to Start School Later Texas!
ACTION ALERT!
House Bill #1602 introduced this legislative session insures all public schools in Texas
start daily instruction at 8:00 a.m. or later.
HB 1602 provides school districts the framework necessary to insure all students attend school
at a time they are rested and ready to learn (FAQs) .
Members of SSL Texas testified at the Public Education Hearing on April 4.
It is now critical we request the House Public Education Committee to VOTE for HB 1602 (Summary)
Texas residents can help by taking these two steps TODAY:
1) Call the CAPITOL offices of the Committee Members.
2) Contact Committee Members through emails and Twitter.
SAMPLE LANGUAGE: "My name is _______ and I am calling/writing to thank Representative _______ for serving on the Public Education Committee. I am asking the Representative to vote yes on HB1602, the Healthy School Start Times bill by Representative Hernandez. Our kids are relying on the Representative to create healthy bell schedules in accordance with recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control for ALL Texas students. Children should be allowed to get the sleep their growing bodies and brains need to be healthy and safe. Thank you for passing my call/email along to the Representative."
With enough calls and emails, we can ensure safe, healthy school start times for all Texas school children with this landmark public health and child protection legislation!
start daily instruction at 8:00 a.m. or later.
HB 1602 provides school districts the framework necessary to insure all students attend school
at a time they are rested and ready to learn (FAQs) .
Members of SSL Texas testified at the Public Education Hearing on April 4.
It is now critical we request the House Public Education Committee to VOTE for HB 1602 (Summary)
Texas residents can help by taking these two steps TODAY:
1) Call the CAPITOL offices of the Committee Members.
2) Contact Committee Members through emails and Twitter.
SAMPLE LANGUAGE: "My name is _______ and I am calling/writing to thank Representative _______ for serving on the Public Education Committee. I am asking the Representative to vote yes on HB1602, the Healthy School Start Times bill by Representative Hernandez. Our kids are relying on the Representative to create healthy bell schedules in accordance with recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control for ALL Texas students. Children should be allowed to get the sleep their growing bodies and brains need to be healthy and safe. Thank you for passing my call/email along to the Representative."
With enough calls and emails, we can ensure safe, healthy school start times for all Texas school children with this landmark public health and child protection legislation!
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HOUSE PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE
dan.huberty@house.texas.gov 512.463.0520 @DanHuberty ken.king@house.texas.gov 512.463.0736 @KingforTexas harold.dutton@house.texas.gov 512.463.0510 @RepHaroldDutton alma.allen@house.texas.gov 512.463.0744 @AlmaAllen31 diego.Bernal@House.Texas.gov 512.463.0532 @DiegoBernalTx morgan.meyer@house.texas.gov 512.463.0367 @MorganMeyerTx gary.vandeaver@house.texas.gov 512.463.0692 @GaryVanDeaver steve.allison@house.texas.gov 512.463.0686 @SteveforTexas trent.ashby@house.texas.gov 512.463.0508 @TrentAshbyTx mary.gonzalez@house.texas.gov 512.463.0613 @RepMaryGonzalez scott.sanford@house.texas.gov 512.463.0356 @Scott_SanfordTx james.talarico@house.texas.gov 512.463.0670 @JamesTalarico keith.bell@house.texas.gov 512.463.0458 Thank you for taking action! Together we can make histor |
Twitter users: Please retweet @startschooll8r and @healthyhours tweets about HB1602. Or use the Twitter handle #HB1602 to find previous tweets.
Thanks for supporting healthy school hours in Texas! Leaders of SSL Arlington, Houston and Austin, along with a Santa Fe High School 9th-grader, testified before the Texas House Public Education Committee, April 4, 2019.
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Start School Later Texas advocates for healthy daily start time state parameters benefiting public school students. In addition, four local chapters are committed to advocating locally for safer, healthier school start times. If you are interested in contacting Start School Later Texas, or starting a chapter in your city, county or school district, fill out our "Contact Us" form on this page.
Texas Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) Issues Recommendations for Daily Class and Activity Start Times, November 2016.
Improve education in Texas: Let teens get their sleep, Texas Tribune Op-ed by Debbie O. Moore, June 4, 2018.
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SSL Texas researched high school start times of 977 school districts in Texas. The earliest school start time goes to Aldine ISD with a daily start time of 7:05 AM. Bus routes for this district begin at 5:45 AM! Here are Texas high school start times by the numbers:
Texas District High School Start Times Facts 
Members of SSL Arlington & Houston join Start School Later Executive Director,
Dr. Terra Ziporyn Snider at The University of Texas on January 27, 2017 for her ED Talk - "A Matter of Time: Adolescent Sleep and School Start Times".
The Houston area has the largest cluster of early daily high school start times in the state. Houston ISD standardized their bell schedules for the 2018-19 academic year. As a result of SSL Houston Area advocacy, all middle and high schools in the district will start at 8:30 am.
Houston ISD has already created a wave of change. Goose Creek Consolidated ISD has also approved healthy hours for 2018-19. |
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