In the CNN article "Why Letting Teens Sleep in Could Save Lives," CNN reporter Kelly Wallace cites the latest evidence from the CDC's report "Sleep Duration and Injury-Related Risk Behaviors Among High School Students" when making the case for a nation-wide, delayed start to the school day. There now exists an overwhelmingly abundant amount of information that not only supports the fact that there are numerous health benefits associated with teens getting more sleep, but that there are proven risks associated with getting too little. The CDC report was able to demonstrate a clear correlation between teen sleep deprivation and an increase in a variety of injury related risk
behaviors.
Given that we live in a society that often times glorifies people who sacrifice sleep in the name of
"productivity" and "motivation," perhaps it's time that we take a closer look at the negative side
affects of sleep deprivation, and it's dangerous impact on the health of our country's youth.
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