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are sleeping at school to make up for the sleep they lost the previous night instead of focusing on studying or other activities they could be doing.

To combat the effects of sleep deprivation, students use energy drinks and other sources of caffeine and sugar to stay awake Popular sources of caffeine include coffee, tea, and energy drinks According to a study conducted on 166 students in grades 9 and 10, 44.6% of them reported drinking coffee one to six times a week while only 4.8% never drank drinks containing caffeine (Turton P, Piché L, & Battram D, 2015) A significant amount of students drink caffeinated beverages to cope with the onslaught of sleep deprivation However, consuming caffeinated beverages over a long period of time leads to more adverse effects; it may lead to insomnia, fidgeting and restlessness, and irregular heart rhythms (Schneider M, Benjamin H, Committee on Nutrition and the Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness, 2011). As a result, consuming caffeinated beverages is not a beneficial solution towards chronic sleep deprivation and may even worsen sleep quality.

To look at how severe sleep deprivation affects students, one can look at caffeine consumption and sleep throughout the daytime Evidence of a significant portion of students drinking caffeine is paramount in understanding how severe sleep deprivation affects students beyond the raw numbers of hours of sleep. By seeing how many teens consume caffeinated beverages, Additionally, 76.2% of students reported drinking caffeinated beverages when sleeping less than their usual amount on school nights This data supports the trend of students using other ways to make up for the lack of sleep the previous night, either through caffeine or naps

From multiple past studies, it can be reasonably confirmed that a significant portion of students do not sleep as much as they should be. To mitigate the effects of sleep deprivation, students choose to sacrifice time throughout the day to take naps or rely on caffeinated beverages to stay awake A solution that may solve mass chronic sleep deprivation among teens is to move school start times later Through this research survey, a chi-squared test on association between sleep and school start time was conducted. As a result, there is an association between the amount of sleep students get and when school starts for them. In conclusion, the movement to delay school start times is a method that should be thoroughly considered in order to allow students to sleep an appropriate amount and have an overall greater quality of life and education