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Why school should start later for teens

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Wendy Troxel |

TEDxManhattanBeach

• November 2016

Teens don't get enough sleep, and it's not because of Snapchat, social lives or hormones -- it's because of public policy, says Wendy Troxel. Drawing from her experience as a sleep researcher, clinician and mother of a teenager, Troxel discusses how early school start times deprive adolescents of sleep during the time of their lives when they need it most.

Teens don't get enough sleep, and it's not because of Snapchat, social lives or hormones -- it's because of public policy, says Wendy Troxel. Drawing from her experience as a sleep researcher, clinician and mother of a teenager, Troxel discusses how early school start times deprive adolescents of sleep during the time of their lives when they need it most.

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Support later school start times. Early school start times threaten the health, well-being and academic success of our students. It is time for educators, community members, and policymakers to heed the science — for our collective public safety.

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Wendy Troxel

Sleep researcher

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Wendy Troxel specializes in behavioral treatments for insomnia and other sleep disorders.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxManhattanBeach, an independent event. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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Support later school start times. Early school start times threaten the health, well-being and academic success of our students. It is time for educators, community members, and policymakers to heed the science — for our collective public safety.