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This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Make secondary schools start at 11 am rather than 8:30

BBC news and sleep scientistists have said that teenagers should get a lie in and will produce higher academic grades and better performance if school is started at a later time - 11 am

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BBC news and sleep scientists

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/183246

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