Later School Start Times A Long Process, School Officials Say

NORWOOD, MA — It's going to be at least two years before the Norwood Public School possibly sees new start times.

School Committee Members Teresa Stewart and Maura Smith, the members of the start time subcommittee, told attendees at a forum on the issue that the process to change when the first bell rings at each school is a long one.

Phase one will determine if the district should peruse the later start times, according to the Norwood Record. Phase two will determine if it's the right move, and the third phase will determine the new times.

Studies show that a teenager's strongest urge to sleep is between 3-7 p.m., Stewart said.

Currently, the elementary schools start at 8:40 a.m., the middle school starts at 7:25 a.m., and the high school starts at 7:40 a.m.

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