Schools have autonomy to decide start times for students


WHILE schools have the flexibility to start later so that students get enough sleep, parents must also play their part to cultivate good sleep habits, said Minister of State for Education Sun Xueling.

She was responding yesterday to Workers’ Party MP Jamus Lim (Sengkang GRC) and Cheng Li Hui (Tampines GRC), who had asked if there were plans to re-evaluate school start times.

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