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Biorhythms and Bus Schedules
From:
The Washington Post
| Date:
November 30, 1995
| Copyright 1995 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information
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As a 1971 graduate of a local high school and a former part-time
school bus driver, I'd like to weigh in on the issue of tired
teenagers on school buses {"Early to Bed, Early to Rise, Etc.," Free
for All, Nov. 18}.
There is no question that the buses and class schedules are out of
sync with the teenagers' biorhythms. It is not a matter of being
tough on teenagers, but of limited time and resources, and kids are
getting the short end of the deal.
Those of us who were born and rais...
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