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The unintended consequence of the pandemic is that teenagers are getting more sleep, who now don't have to commute to school to start class at 7 am. Maybe this is a case for high schools to continue to teach classes online (or maybe partially online), even after the pandemic?

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I heard a school was maintaining 50% capacity by having A and B groups of students. Group A attends school in person Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday morning. Then the rest of the week is online. Group B does the opposite. This seems like a good idea, not only for safety, but for balancing in person interaction and socialization with the flexibility of remote learning. I’m unsure if the classes are taught with both the in person and remote students “together” but that would be even better. It would also allow students that need to go to school full time in person or full time remote a robust infrastructure to do so, instead of an afterthought (like remote has been up until this year, if an option at all).

Though that is an interesting topic. The data doesnt suggest that sleep had any effect on the depression rates of teens.

Could you please link to any studies where this was examined?

Sorry, I think you are mistaking what I'm writing. I'm referring to this article and basing it of PEW Research on adolescence with depression. The addition of more sleep hasn't changed anything in this survey. In regards to already existing reports by PEW on the rates of depression which in teenagers and in more specifically girls have an exponential growth in depression rates. Its not due to a change in social stigma but rather the use of social media. Specifically facebook and instagram which most teenage girls spend the majority of their time on.

Sleep impacts all aspects of health, including mental health, of all age groups.

Sleep deprivation is actually an effective treatment for many cases of depression.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-sleep-depriva...

I do feel there is a bit more to school that just lessons, being able to function socially is a large part of that.

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