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🚍 Solutions for Smarter School Start Times I understand the transportation challenges have been INHERITED, but early start times (7:00 AM high school, 7:30 AM K-8) hurt students and families. Instead of short-term fixes, can we: ✅ Seek state funding for more buses and drivers? ✅ Partner with FDOT to optimize routes and reduce inefficiencies? ✅ Increase bus driver pay/benefits to fix shortages without harming students? ✅ Adjust schedules within research-based guidelines to protect student health? 📢 Let’s invest in real solutions that work for everyone—without forcing 4:30 AM wake-ups on children, teenagers, and families. ⏰💡

Subject: Concerns Regarding Proposed Early Start Times for Lee County Schools I am writing to formally express concerns regarding the proposed school start times for the Lee County School District, particularly the 7:00 AM start time for high school students and the 7:30 AM start time for K-8 students. While I understand that this proposal is being considered in response to the district’s bus driver shortage and transportation challenges, I am deeply concerned that these start times conflict with both scientific research and the intent of Florida’s 2023 school start time mandate (SB 1112), which requires high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 AM and middle schools no earlier than 8:00 AM by 2026. Key Concerns Impact on Student Health & Academic Performance Studies from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the CDC, and the AMA all confirm that early start times cause chronic sleep deprivation in adolescents, leading to poorer academic performance, higher anxiety and depression rates, and increased safety risks (including drowsy driving accidents). A 5:00 AM or earlier wake-up time for high school students is unrealistic and dangerous for their well-being. Supervision Issues for Working Parents before and after school hours. Rushed & Unrealistic Morning Routines A family with students in high school, middle school, and elementary school would need to wake up around 4:45-5:15 AM to get all children ready and out the door by 6:00-6:30 AM. This is not a sustainable daily routine for families, especially with young children who may struggle to wake up that early. Why Is the Bus Driver Shortage Being Prioritized Over Student Welfare? The district has acknowledged a shortage of at least 67 bus drivers, yet instead of aggressively addressing this issue by offering competitive pay and recruitment efforts, the proposed schedule pushes the burden onto students and families. Why has the district not prioritized hiring additional bus drivers rather than forcing students into an unhealthy and counterproductive schedule? Why Florida’s Mandated Later Start Times (8:30 AM for High School, 8:00 AM for Middle School) Are Better ✅ Teenagers Get More Sleep (Healthier, Happier, Higher Grades) ✅ Parents & Kids Wake Up at More Normal Hours ✅ Kids Arrive Home Closer to Parent Work Schedules (Less Supervision Gap) ✅ Less Rush in the Mornings & Evenings The only advantage of early start times is that students get out earlier, but this benefit is overshadowed by the severe harm to sleep, academic success, and mental health. The Lee County School District is trying to solve a bus driver shortage at the cost of student well-being, which is an unfair trade-off. The real solution should be hiring more bus drivers, not forcing students into an exhausting and unhealthy schedule."

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