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Borås school's later start time shows positive effects

Key Points
  • Engelbrektskolan in Borås starts at 9:30 a.m. some days, with reported positive effects on attendance and performance.
  • A sleep researcher at Jönköping University is studying the change, but results are not yet finalized.
  • Lars Lindquist in Blekinge has proposed similar flexible start times and escalated the issue to the Swedish Schools Inspectorate after no action from local authorities.

m. on certain days. According to the school's principal, Bosse Leskinen, the new schedule introduced two years ago has reached more students, with those who struggle to get going in the morning now attending.

A student in grade 9, Alva Jinnedal, says she performs better. The change is being studied by a sleep researcher at Jönköping University, though the analysis is not yet complete. Meanwhile, in Bräkne-Hoby, Blekinge, Lars Lindquist has proposed that schools should allow students to arrive at different times to accommodate varying sleep needs, citing his children as examples.

the new schedule introduced two years ago has reached more students, with those who struggle to get going in the morning now attending

Bosse Leskinen, principal of Engelbrektskolan

After receiving mixed reactions and no change from Ronneby municipality's education administration, Lindquist has taken the issue to the Swedish Schools Inspectorate, using Engelbrektskolan as an example of successful implementation.

she performs better

Alva Jinnedal, student in grade 9

schools should allow students to arrive at different times to accommodate varying sleep needs, citing his children as examples

Lars Lindquist

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