School district new Jersey intends to change the schedule of the start and end of lessons so that children can sleep.
District superintendent Patricia Dolati announced a new start time and after school in the 2018-2019 school year, in a letter to parents.
«There is extensive research which suggests that adolescents have too little sleep, so change the start time of sessions improves the learning outcomes of students», — she wrote.
Next year the primary school will begin at 8.25 amand end at 14.55 days. Classes start at Wilbur Watts Intermediate School and Burlington City High School has been rescheduled for 8:05 and 7:55 a.m. , respectively. The lessons here will end at 14:45 and 14.40.
«The education of our children is critical to their future. Every day matters!», — wrote in a letter Dolati.
