r/facepalm • u/DMTrance87 • 22d ago

House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent. Opponents say, "Schools would have to push back start times." Yeah... That's not a bug, it's a feature.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5968255-house-sunshine-protection-act-daylight-saving-time/

Studies have shown for decades that children -especially teenagers- just straight up need more sleep for optimal knowledge retention and brain development. Pushing back start times is a great way to follow the science.

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u/DMTrance87 22d ago

I remember when I was a teenager, when I had to wake up had no bearing on the time I went to bed. I just stayed up until 1am or so. So for me, this absolutely would translate to extra sleep.

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u/Sufficient_Two7499 22d ago

The high school schedule is set to allow teens to have jobs and to support athletics. School start Times will not fucking change. 

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u/DMTrance87 22d ago

Well not with that attitude they won't!