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IV 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 200 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 30, 2005 Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of Congress that secondary schools should consider starting school after 9:00 in the morning.

Whereas scientific studies indicate that adolescents experience hormonal changes that keep them awake at night; Whereas most secondary schools begin classes at 7:30 or earlier in the morning; Whereas most teen crime occurs between 3:00 and 6:00 in the afternoon and a later start would result in a later school day; and Whereas many adolescents do not get enough sleep to realize their full academic potential: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of Congress that secondary schools should begin classes after 9:00 in the morning.