[HIGHLIGHTS] High school introduces flextime lessons: students decide for themselves whether they want to sleep in

Plochingen high school in Baden-Württemberg has launched a new flextime project. seventh-grade students can decide for themselves when they start school twice a week.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, students can arrive at 9:40 a.m. if they wish. Alternatively, the school offers supervised English and German lessons in which students can work on assignments. The sleep needs of adolescents have long been a controversial topic. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), 14 to 17 year old children need an average of eight to ten hours of sleep per night.. What bothers you most about school? The early start of lessons, answered young people at the PlochingenHigh School. Now they have flexitime. FLEXITIME FOR STUDENTS AT HIGH SCHOOLS IN BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG: IF YOU WANT, YOU DON'T COME UNTIL 9: 40 A.M. If that is the case, the flextIME model could be introduced permanently at the high school.