The Brylski Company  |  A Full Service PR Firm
  • Home
  • Who We Are
  • What We Do
  • ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS
  • Press Releases
  • Contact

Physicians recommend schools be more flexible! LACA offers solution 

9/3/2014

0 Comments

 
Picture
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is condoning your teen’s late sleeping habits. A recent AAP study says adolescents who don’t get enough sleep often suffer physical and mental health problems, an increased risk of automobile accidents and a decline in academic performance.

So what’s a parent to do to get that teen to school on time?

Louisiana Connections Academy, a public virtual charter school, solves that problem because a teenager logs on from home and attends class from their home computer. Flexibility is what it’s all about, said Principal Shuanessy Matthews.

According to the AAP study, getting enough sleep each night can be hard for teens whose natural sleep cycles make it difficult for them to fall asleep before 11 p.m. – and who face a first-period class at 7:30 a.m. or earlier the next day.

Principal Matthews said virtual schooling offers scheduling flexibility to middle and high schoolers. She said many don’t start their first class until 8:30 a.m. and some, who have acting or athletic schedules, may start even later.

Louisiana Connections Academy is a free public charter school open to 1800 students across the state. Principal Matthews said there are still openings for middle and high school students for the 2014-15 school year. Students can enroll from every county in the state.

“The research is clear that adolescents who get enough sleep have a reduced risk of being overweight or suffering depression, are less likely to be involved in automobile accidents, and have better grades, higher standardized test scores and an overall better quality of life,” said pediatrician Judith Owens, MD, FAAP, lead author of the AAP policy statement, “School Start Times for Adolescents,” published in the September 2014 issue of Pediatrics. “Studies have shown that delaying early school start times is one key factor that can help adolescents get the sleep they need to grow and learn.”

LACA parent Elise Felix agrees, saying the flexibility that Louisiana Connections Academy provides allows her son, Tyler, to take part in his busy, blossoming acting career and gives him time to sleep in after long days of shooting.

“Some days Tyler would wrap up shooting his scenes at 10 or 11 o’clock at night,” said Elise. “It was a big help that he could sleep in after those long days of filming. The extra hour or two he’d get of rest really helped his focus when he logged in for class.”

Principal of Louisiana Connections Academy Shuanessy Matthews encourages parents who identify with this problem to consider LACA as an option for their children’s schooling. The school still has enrollment spots available for kids and more information can be found at www.LouisianaConnectionsAcademy.com

To read more about the AAP’s recommendation on delaying start times of middle and high school, visit http://www.aap.org

Picture
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    November 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    October 2021
    September 2021
    February 2021
    December 2020
    September 2020
    July 2020
    March 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013

    Categories

    All
    Arnie Fielkow
    Assessor Erroll Williams
    Audubon
    Baton Rouge
    Ben Franklin
    Ben Franklin Elementary
    Charters
    Conspiracy Theory
    Eastbank Collaborative
    Eastbank-collaborative
    Einstein
    Geri Baloney
    Gnoccs
    Greater New Orleans Collaborative
    Hynes
    IHSNO
    ISL
    Jeffrey Rouse
    Jfk
    Kenner Discovery
    Laca
    Lake Forest
    Lapcs
    Leesville
    Louisiana Caregivers
    Louisiana Policy Institute For Children
    Lusher
    Mandie Landry
    Morris Jeff
    Nbrpa
    Noise Ordinance
    Noise Ordinance
    Nomma
    Opioid
    Paulette Irons
    Sci High
    SLC GNO
    SLC-GNO
    Smithstag
    Stacy Head
    Stacy Head
    Teacher Fair
    Trineday
    University View Academy
    Warren Easton
    Warren Perrin
    Wilson
    Young Audiences

    RSS Feed

© Brylski Company 2019
  • Home
  • Who We Are
  • What We Do
  • ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS
  • Press Releases
  • Contact