Indicating support for the 30-minute shift, the Clark County School District’s (CCSD) later start time survey results have been released.

Over 48,000 responses were collected during the survey’s three-week window, which was open to parents, students, district staff and community partners.

“I thought it was interesting how few students weighed in on it if the whole idea here is, ‘let’s do it for the student benefit,’” Biology teacher Christopher Simon said. “You had parents coming in with the most, teachers and then students were way back there. It was surprising that we had a decision that was geared to help students, but they didn’t really weigh in or care.”

During the school district’s board meeting on Nov. 13, Deputy Superintendent Jesse Walsh reviewed three additional options the school district would consider implementing.

CCSD has released a new survey to the community regarding responses from the district’s three additional proposed options. 

“I think it would be beneficial to go the 7 a.m. to the 9 a.m. flip. [Elementary students] have a perfect solution because those kids need a lot more time learning to read,” Principal Donna Levy said. “It is not that bad of a deal for high schoolers because you get more sleep, you feel better. If you have a job or you can work a little later and push it down later.”

Sleep and improvement of mental health were key topics of the survey, as 61.22% of responses favored additional sleep and 59.88% of responses were positive regarding improved mental health

“High school kids, we are dragging you out of bed in the morning. You physically, as a teenager, need more sleep,” Assistant Principal Donna Besser said. “So studies have shown that teenagers definitely tend to do better if they start later.”

With the release of the survey results, some of the student body is against the change.

“Next year’s possible schedule shift is going to heavily affect students because people don’t realize that just because the school schedule is going to shift 30 minutes later everything else isn’t going to either,” junior Stacey Vo said. “So for students that are working jobs or playing sports or have other commitments after school, they can have a hard time winding down, relaxing and getting things done because those 30 minutes actually do mean a lot.”

However, despite the circumstances schools may face, some students are accepting the possible change.

“It would also make my mornings easier for the rest of my high school experience because although it’s only 30 minutes, it is worth a lot,” freshman Kelly Wang said. “I could sleep in more and get ready without the constant anxious reminder of trying to get to school on time, which would also make me more put together and organized.”

With collective viewpoints, some students just do not see a reason for the change.

“I like how we leave at 1:25 [p.m.] rather than either 2 [p.m.] or 3 [p.m.],” junior Jamille Westley said. “There is nothing wrong with our current schedule, I simply like the way it is now. The 30 minute push would disrupt how extracurriculars would begin and end.”

Despite the mixed responses, a decision of the time shift is to be made during the summer of 2026.

“I would tell [students who are opposed] that it is okay that they’re feeling that way,” Wang said. “But maybe they should be open minded and see that it might be better for them, more as a student.”