Advocating for developmentally appropriate school hours for all Ridgefield kids.
Ridgefield, CT
Joined January 2019
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French schools are considering school schedules -- including healthy school hours.
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Permanent DST costs lives when tried, and would send commuters to work and school in darkness on icy winter mornings. Permanent Standard Time is healthiest, endorsed by sleep experts, and in tune with our circadian rhythm.
We’re a couple of weeks away from the start of daylight saving time, and it isn’t just federal lawmakers (and President Donald Trump) who are hoping this is the last time we “spring forward.” trib.al/kR3mtyX
Health experts agree that *Standard Time* is healthiest and safest.
No to Atlantic Standard Time, and no to Daylight Saving. Let our kids go to school in the sunshine. #healthyschoolhours
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The Society for Public Health Education joins the formidable list of health, education & civic leaders supporting school start times that give adolescents a chance for healthy sleep #startschoollater #sleeppeeps @SOPHEtweets @StartSchoolL8r sophe.org/news/new-resolutio…
"The real reason is just the mental and physical well-being of our students, and if we can provide them the best opportunity to succeed, why wouldn't we?"
ctinsider.com/news/education… @nasokoloff @RidgefieldHS @RidgefieldPS
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Friendly reminder that most places would still have sunrises past 8am if permanent DST were in effect – some as late as 9am! Nobody wants to go to work in dark, icy conditions. 🥶 Restore permanent Standard Time!
ALT Meme, said no one ever
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Amazing what's possible when school leaders decide not to follow an adult-led agenda!
#startschoollater #itCANbedone #aacps
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Schools of every shape and size have found feasible, affordable ways to start class at safe, healthy hours. Florida's schools can too! #startschoollater #SB296 @startschooll8r @RenataFCNews @news6wkmg @srpressgazette terraziporyn.substack.com/p/…
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Winter shortens our days, and no law can change that. Daylight Saving Time is instead a mandate to wake early (at the expense of health).
It's not too late, @RidgefieldPS and @RPS_DaSilva. Join us in Baltimore to learn how to get this done for Ridgefield's children.
Starting school at times that give students a chance for healthy sleep MUST and CAN be done. #startschoollater #sleepmatters startschoollater.net/nationa…
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Ohio County Schools continues dialogue about start times: "It’s happening all over the country. It can be done, and it is in the best interest of our students."
#startschoollater #sleepmatters #ItCanBeDone wtov9.com/news/local/ohio-co…
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Why do so many schools still start at unsafe, unhealthy, counterproductive times? Fear of change, failure of imagination, and ignorance about sleep.
Everything else is an excuse.
#startschoollater #sleeppeeps
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Irregular sleep and late bedtimes associated with worse grades for high school students - goo.gl/alerts/Xufevm #sleep #sleephealth #sleepmatters #health #mentalhealth #sleepdeprivation
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How does sleep deprivation affect driving safety? | Peter Attia and Mark Rosekind: youtu.be/uvsb60oO-6s?si=qYZ_… via @YouTube // Thanks @PowerofSleep for sharing.
A rising tide lifts all boats. Wouldn't it be wonderful if Darien and @RPS made the change together?
The 7:40am DHS start time trails the natl average, as well as our peers in Greenwich, New Canaan, Westport, Wilton, etc. These towns saw the science and took action to prioritize teen health and well-being, some as many as 20 years ago
#startschoollater darienite.com/its-time-for-a…
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About 80% of US teens don’t get enough sleep. If we heard 80% lacked access to adequate food and clean water, there'd be a national emergency. So why are we so indifferent to sleep insufficiency—or its key driver? - Craig Canapari, MD
#startschoollater drcraigcanapari.com/podcast/…
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"Sleep experts call for end of seasonal time changes ahead of ‘springing forward’" by American Academy of Sleep Medicine @AASMorg - AASM press release advises #PermanentStandardTime / #DitchDST as the healthier and safer option to #DitchTheSwitch. aasm.org/sleep-experts-call-…
Some great information here for athletes! @RidgefieldAD
🎙️ "Sleep, the secret sauce for athletes!" 🏋️♀️💤 Forget fancy pics; let's talk facts! Insufficient sleep = ⬇️ muscle strength, ⬇️ peak output, ⬇️ endurance, ⬇️ sweat, ⬇️ oxygen. And gentlemen, ⬇️ testosterone! 😮📊 #SleepAndPerformance #FactsMatter themattwalkerpodcast.buzzspr…
Buses start dropping students around 7am (pickups start 6:30am 😣). School begins 7:25am. This is RHS permanent DST vs permanent standard time. Kids need morning light and #healthyschoolhours! #healthyhours @SaveStandard
