BRUNSWICK
Brunswick school administrators are considering a later school day for students and want community feedback.
“It’s something that’s happening throughout the country,” said Brunswick Junior High School Principal Walter Wallace.
High school students, staff and parents indicated they were interested in moving the morning start time from 7:30 a.m. to 8 or 8:30 a.m., according to a survey taken in November. Brunswick High School Principal Shanna Crofton said 520 responded to the survey.
School board members on Wednesday did not set a hearing to consider changing the start time.
“I think we have to have a broader conversation on this,” board member James Grant said.
Schools may need to reschedule or re-coordinate athletic, extracurricular and bus schedules.
Other considerations include students who work part-time after school and students who care for younger siblings at home.
Physicians with the American
Medical Association recommend middle and high school students begin classes later in the day to get more rest.
However, Superintendent Paul Perzanoski suggested a time change may prove inconclusive.
“As much as I support the American Medical Association, I don’t see a lot of difference,” he said. “I think they adapt to whatever we ask them to do.”
lconnell@timesrecord.com
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