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As Lower Merion tries (again) to start high school later, most Philly-area districts can’t seem to budge to get teens more sleep

The reasons: A tangled web of logistics, from busing to childcare to after-school activities. Community resistance, including because starting high school later may require changes to younger grades.

Buses leave Lower Merion High School in Ardmore in December 2020.
Buses leave Lower Merion High School in Ardmore in December 2020.Read moreMONICA HERNDON / Staff Photographer