To wonder why secondary schools start so early when teens are notoriously bad in the mornings?

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As the title says - why is it the secondary schools often start their day so early when teens’ brains are not wired to be up early?

DCs school starts at 8:15 - it seems far too early, especially when many kids have to travel to get there. It’s earlier than primary school and earlier than most adults start work. Then they’re done for the day by3pm. Why not shift it back to a more civilised start time?

I think it’s to do with the traffic/ public transport.

The kids get to school before office hours (around 8/8.15 where I am - outer London) so are ahead of the main rush. Then they finish around 3 pm, so again they’re not on the buses, trams etc at the same time as most working people.

I do think it’s very early though, especially as many have a bit of a trek.