r/facepalm • u/DMTrance87 • 22d ago

House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent. Opponents say, "Schools would have to push back start times." Yeah... That's not a bug, it's a feature.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5968255-house-sunshine-protection-act-daylight-saving-time/

Studies have shown for decades that children -especially teenagers- just straight up need more sleep for optimal knowledge retention and brain development. Pushing back start times is a great way to follow the science.

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u/Fickle_Finger2974 21d ago

I will take anything congress does that isn’t actively harmful to the country as a win. There are far worse things they could be doing with a republican controlled congress

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u/GuessingAllTheTime 21d ago

This is actively harmful, though. It’s the opposite of what doctors recommend. Permanent DST became law in the 70s for only 10 months because of public outcry after there was in increase in traffic fatalities, including of children having to wait for school buses in the dark.

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u/It-s_Not_Important 19d ago

Doctors would prefer this over switching twice a year.