[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 176 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 176

  Expressing the sense of the Congress that secondary schools should 
       begin the school day no earlier than 9:00 in the morning.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 2009

Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California (for herself, Mr. Honda, and Mr. Cardoza) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Education and Labor

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the Congress that secondary schools should 
       begin the school day no earlier than 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 in the morning or earlier;
Whereas most teen crime occurs between 3:00 and 6:00 in the afternoon, and a 
        later start to the school day would result in a later release of 
        students at the end of the school day;
Whereas adolescents who do not get enough sleep are more likely to be depressed, 
        tardy, absent from school, obese, and engaged in other unhealthy 
        behaviors;
Whereas recent studies demonstrate a relationship between later school start 
        times and reductions in car crashes involving adolescents; and
Whereas many adolescents do not get enough sleep to realize their full academic 
        potential: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This resolution may be cited as the ``Zzz's to A's Resolution''.

SEC. 2. BEGINNING OF A SECONDARY SCHOOL DAY.

    It is the sense of the Congress that secondary schools should begin 
the school day no earlier than 9:00 in the morning.
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