Most California students will soon get to sleep in a little longer under a new law that mandates later school start times.
Under Senate Bill 328, school will start no earlier than 8:00 a.m. for elementary and middle school students and no earlier than 8:30 a.m. for high school students by the beginning of the 2022-2023 academic year. The new law does not apply to rural school districts and excludes optional courses, known as “zero periods,” which start before the regular school day.
