Virginia lawmaker wants to let students sleep in

Published January 19, 2013 5:00am ET



A movement to push back school start times has made it to the Virginia legislature, where Del. Kaye Kory has introduced a bill requiring all Virginia public schools to start classes at 8 a.m. or later.

“It is a real problem for people in Fairfax County that schools start so early,” said Kory, who represents the county in the General Assembly and previously served as vice chairwoman of the county School Board.

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