Under the new state law mandating later school start times, high schools can still offer a period that starts before 8:30 a.m., known as “zero” period. But the classes must be for a limited number of ...

Many high schools, junior high schools, and middle schools across the country have zero period classes that meet before the start of the regular school day. Zero period typically begins around an hour ...

Sophomore Julian Schultz reads in class at Gunn High School in Palo Alto on March 16, 2022. Photo by Magali Gauthier. Under the new state law mandating later school start times, high schools can still ...

At Charter Oak High School, students are given the option of taking a zero period, which allows students to take more classes and get out of school earlier. The benefits and reasons to take a zero ...

Groggily waking up to my shrill 5:40 a.m. alarm, I reluctantly sat up and for a few seconds, contemplated falling back asleep before I shook myself awake and stumbled into my bathroom to freshen ...