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The federal government will provide local school districts with incentives to change the starting time of the secondary schools to a time that fits with adolescents’ biological need to sleep. Harms: LOWERS THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS. ....

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.... Ronald Dahl (Prof., Psychiatry, U. Pittsburgh Medical Center Jan 99 356 “The most obvious and direct effect of inadequate sleep is a feeling of sleepiness. Sleepiness is most problematic during periods of low stimulation, such as the classroom, when reading or driving, or when doing repetitive activities. Highly stimulating activities – particularly those involving physical activity or emotional arousal – can often mask moderate levels of sleepiness. Thus many sleep-deprived adolescents report that they can stay out very late at night and not feel tired, whereas if they were to lie quietly reading a book, they would fall ....