I.
Introduction
a.
State problem
i.
Lack of sleep in teens
b.
How schools contribute to problem
i.
Early start times and their effects on teens
II.
Causes of sleep deprivation
a.
Hormonal shift
i.
Teens internal clock shift forward 1-2 hours
ii.
Harder to fall asleep/wake up earlier
b.
Excessive extracurricular activities
i.
Sports
ii.
Family
iii.
Social life
c.
Early school start times
III.
Limited learning ability
a.
Lack of sleep makes it harder to remember
information
i.
Neurons in brain don’t function correctly when
sleep deprived
b.
Interpretation of events can be skewed
i.
Judgement becomes impaired
ii.
Cannot correctly assess situations
IV.
Mental health
a.
Sleep deprivation linked to depression.
i.
More likely to get depression if sleep deprived
ii.
90% of children with depression experience sleep
deprivation
b.
Bipolar disorder
i.
69%-99% of patients experience some form of
insomnia
c.
Anxiety disorders
i.
Sleep problems precede anxiety 27% of the time
V.
Conclusion
a.
Recap of information above
b.
Call to action
i.
If schools do not do something to help accommodate
their students’ sleep problems, then they are going to see serious, health
threatening consequences.
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