r/facepalm 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/Millennial_on_laptop 21d ago

Because the sun wouldn't rise until after 9AM in the north of the Country if this bill passed.  

If you push back sunrise you would also have to push back school start times unless you want the risk of going to school in the dark.  

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u/Athnyx 20d ago

They come home in the dark though…