Year: 2022
Resolution Number: 20
Action Taken: Approved as Amended
Status: In Progress
Author(s): Virginia Skiba, MD
Sponsor: Maria Tovar, MD
On behalf of: Michigan Academy of Sleep Medicine
Committee: E (Science and Education Affairs)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS encourage the Michigan Department of Education to educate school districts, caregivers, and students on the harms of insufficient sleep and the benefits of later school starts; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS supports legislative efforts for middle school and high school start times that provide students the opportunity to obtain the physiologically required amount of sleep; thereby, resulting in scholastic, psychological, and health benefits.
RESOLVED: That MSMS encourage the Michigan Department of Education to educate school districts, caregivers, and students on the harms of insufficient sleep and the benefits of later school starts; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS supports legislative efforts for middle school and high school start times that provide students the opportunity to obtain the physiologically required amount of sleep; thereby, resulting in scholastic, psychological, and health benefits.
Fiscal Note:
Resolution: View PDF for Ending Early School Start Times in Michigan
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