Possibility of late start time sparks conversation at NHS 

Changing Norwood schools start times has been an issue discussed by the school committee since 2017. As they get closer to making a decision on this issue, some students at NHS do not see the benefits of starting school at a later time. 

According to presentations made by the school start time subcommittee starting school earlier has many positive aspects. These include things such as better mental health, more sleep, and maybe even better academic performance. 

However, many students don't see as many benefits as the school start time committee does.

Sophomore Natalie Bray does not support school starting later. “I think students will fall into the same routine; [they] just will be staying up even later than before,” she said. 

Sophomore Elizabeth Chau shares, “...that means school will end later, which would mean after school activities and sports would get out later too, making the students more tired and the day might feel longer.” 

Senior Danessy Auguste agrees and says that “I wish the school would understand that we can be stressed at any time of the day and the later start won't help.” She also comments that “the workload is making us more stressed and that is why some students may be cheating on their tests because with so much work we don't have the time to focus on each individual class.” 

While the school board considers a later start time advantageous, many students point out the negative outcomes of this change.