Students at a New Jersey high school will be able to get a bit more sleep come the fall
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The school board in Ridgewood voted in favor of a plan to have classes start later in the morning than they currently do. The start time will be pushed back from 7:45 a.m. to 8:20 a.m., giving the teens 35 more minutes of sleep each schoolday. "It will have a trmendous impact on students' well-being at Ridgewood High School," said Principal Jeff Nyhuis.
The new schedule will take effect in September, for the start of the next academic year. The changes would also cut a few minutes out of each class period, adding up to a day that's just 20 minutes shorter.Ridgewood will join other nearby districts like, Princeton, Chatham and Tenafly in delaying the start of classes for high schoolers, as science indicates that more sleep allows the teens to do better academically — and perhaps even more importantly, feel better mentally.
"There's lots of benefits alertness, there are fewer issues with depressive symptoms and that's a big crisis that we have nowadays," said sleep specialist Dr. Jonathan Tal.
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