Only 10 percent of teenagers are getting the sleep they need according to experts. The American Academy of Pediatric (AAP) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommend schools not start before 8:30 a.m. for high school. That may be a tough sell to parents. But when you consider how dangerous it is for our kids to do things like drive and play sports sleepy, doctors say we need to take a hard look at this issue. Over 50 percent of teens sleep 7 hours or less a night. Doctors say they need 8.5-9 hours a night.
Click here to see ABC 3340's story interviewing Mary Halsey Maddox, M.D., Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine.