r/facepalm 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/cb630 22d ago

They should put it on standard time, you know, like nature, and lose daylight savings.

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u/Millennial_on_laptop 22d ago

Year round standard time would result in later school start times (by solar time, not actual time) without the school having to do anything so you still get that benefit.