Starting School Later for Older Adolescents Has Been Shown to

question 75

Multiple Choice

Starting school later for older adolescents has been shown to

• A)increase absenteeism,as adolescents tend to oversleep.
• B)improve test scores.
• C)decrease participation in extracurricular activities.
• D)increase discipline problems.

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