In this 2017 Atlantic article, Jessica Lahey explores the perplexing resistance from parents to later school start times despite overwhelming scientific evidence showing that adolescents’ biological clocks shift during puberty, making early mornings a struggle. She argues that while logistical concerns like bus schedules and after-school activities fuel some opposition, a deeper fear of losing control over kids’ schedules and a cultural obsession with early rising as a virtue might be the real culprits behind the pushback.

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