Bill requiring California schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. passes its first hurdle
A proposed bill introduced by State Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) that would require California secondary schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. passed its first legislative hurdle.
The Senate Education Committee passed SB 328 on Wednesday.
In Glendale and Burbank, most middle and high schools begin the day at 8 a.m.
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“Every school district around the country from every demographic and socioeconomic level that has moved teenage school start time later has seen a measurable, positive result for student achievement and student public health,” Portantino said in a statement, adding that he was pleased the committee made its decision “on this data and not rhetoric.”
The bill now heads to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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