Hi Ok-Feedback5604- Don’t eat a large meal before bedtime. If you are hungry at night, eat a light, healthy snack. In reference to healthy sleep habits, I would recommend that you review the AASM sleepeducation.org page:

https://sleepeducation.org/healthy-sleep/healthy-sleep-habits/

Hi 1714alpha: There are certainly people with circadian rhythms that are not typical. Some people like to wake up early in the morning and go to bed early, the so-called larks or early types. Similarly, there are people who tend to wake up late and go to bed late the so-called owls or late types. This does make it harder for these folks to maintain the schedules that are usually dictated by society. Since I am a medical provider, I would defer comment about legal protections.

AASM and Sleep Research Society recommend 7 hours or more of sleep for healthy adults. Position statement on this topic is linked below:

https://aasm.org/seven-or-more-hours-of-sleep-per-night-a-health-necessity-for-adults/

I can address the school start time part of your question: Teenagers in general have delayed sleep phase meaning that they have a hard time getting up in the morning and feeling awake. There is data to suggest that delaying school start time improves school performance and may reduce the risk of accidents in the morning for these teenagers. There has been movement towards delaying school start time for teenagers across the country. Unfortunately, implementing permanent daylight saving time will undo all this progress.

Here is the AASM position statement on this topic:

https://aasm.org/advocacy/position-statements/school-start-times-health-advisory/

Hi Slommyhouse: Looking at your phone is generally not recommended when going to bed. The light that comes out of the phone screen can suppress melatonin production inside our body, thus making it hard for us to fall asleep.