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Sign Online Petition for Later Start Time for Schools

For a White House response, 5,000 signatures are needed by Nov. 2.

The zombies at the bus stop on Tuesday morning weren't leftovers from Halloween—they were sleep-deprived teens who headed out in the darkness to meet the school bus. students start their day at 7:17 a.m.

There's currently a movement to promote legislation to prevent public schools from starting earlier than 8 a.m. However, there is not much time left to support an online petition.

Terra Snider's post on that first appeared on Severna Park Patch Oct. 13 garnered a strong reaction from residents and others who have signed the online petition. 

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Snider said there are 1,000 signatures on the petition; however, 5,000 are needed by Nov. 2 for a White House response. Any resident age 13 and older can sign the petition.

If you support a later start time for high school students and haven’t signed the petition, you can do so at http://wh.gov/2qJ.

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