Seattle high-schoolers got a shock when they learned that their start time of 8 a.m. was being pushed back to 7:50. Activists like teacher Cynthia Jatul have been advocating for later start times given the scientifically proven need for adolescents to get more sleep. “It’s not really rational,” she told SW. Our readers weighed in. “If they start later, they’ll stay up later or get up early to finish homework.” —Kaelin Carson •

“When I started high school, class would start at 7:30 a.m., and while we all hated it, it didn’t jeopardize any of the learning or studies . . . Getting out at 2:30 gave us more time for extra-curriculars.” —don juan fuego •

“It’s like Common Core for high schoolers. If John watches Net-flix or YouTube until 2 a.m., then gets up at 6 a.m., what’s the square root of his percentage in his second period algebra class.” —thebriang