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

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Short title

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

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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.