Education
Should School Days Be Later? Here’s How New Canaan Is Looking at the Issue
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Editor’s note: In New Canaan, hundreds of parents have asked the Board of Education to consider later school times, and the board hired a consultant to study what the town would have to do to change school times. The consultant recently presented his report to the town. The idea of starting school later in the morning has come up across the country, with some parents and health experts have urged school districts to start school later for students in the higher grades, particularly high school, citing some studies that say teenagers sleep better when they get up later. The change can be costly and can interfere with after-school activities, particularly sports games and practices. In Greenwich, the change to later school times initially resulted in various glitches.