WPost Praises Virginia District For Seeking Later High School Start Times

An editorial in the Washington Post (4/19) notes that school officials in Fairfax County, Virginia, are revisiting pushing back high school start times "two years after the defeat of a hotly debated proposal" to do so, arguing that the "reason the idea won't go away is that it makes too much sense. Every bit of scientific research and experience shows that teenagers have different sleep patterns and that later start times are beneficial to students, schools and the community." The Post concedes that there will be logistical difficulties for the large district, but states that the school board "is right to persist in trying to bring about sensible reform as to when high school students begin classes."