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Metro Nashville Board of Education Questions Plans to Change School Start Times

One board member questioned whether proposals to change start times truly addressed student needs, while others expressed concerns about busing.

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Consultant says Busing Challenges Limit Changes to Start Times for Metro Nashville Public Schools

The district unveiled three proposals for school start times this week, including one that shifts high school bells by 20 minutes.

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Nashville Parents Express Support for a Later High School Start Time, but Change Won’t Be Simple

MNPS staff told school board members Tuesday night that 67 percent of the more than 16,000 respondents in an online survey supported adjusting high school start times.