Williamsville Schools consider later start times [Video]

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WKBW) — Starting your day at high school before 8 a.m. may soon be a thing of the past, at least in Williamsville, where the district is looking into pushing back the start times across all schools.

Williamsville South juniors, Decklan Coleman and Gianna Burton told me that waking up early enough to get to school by the 7:45 a.m. start time can be a struggle.

“If I got that extra 45 minutes, that would be amazing,” Gianna said. “I think a lot of the time, I have to study more with my morning classes, just because I am a little more tired.”

“That’s why people come in late already, for that extra sleep,” Decklan said. “Those first and second periods, those are always the hardest two.”

South principal Keith Boardman is leading a committee looking into pushing back the start times across the Williamsville district.