Sleep is one of the most important things the human body needs to function. Sleep is important because it affects your health, it’s good for your well being, it supports your growth and development, increases productivity, and helps your brain function. If you don’t get enough sleep, it can cause sleep deficiency. Sleep deficiency is when you don’t get enough sleep or when you sleep at the wrong time of day. Sleep deficiency can lead to chronic health problems, such as heart disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, obesity and depression.  

Due to schools having so many people sleeping in school, schools should bring back nap time, even if it’s only for 20 to 30 minutes. This is because naps lower stress, boost cognitive memory, increase overall moods, and increase creativity, all of  which benefit teachers and students. Taking a nap in school can also help make students, and even teachers, more productive and efficient, allowing teachers and students to have an easier time teaching their classes or getting their work done at a higher level. Since napping can benefit your memory, taking a nap before a test can make it easier for students to recall information.

Since schools don´t have nap time, kids are more likely to sleep in school and not getting their work done, either due to sleep loss, or because they’re bored. School starts early in the morning and because of this, students get up even earlier just to get ready, causing uneven levels of melatonin. Not taking naps can increase anxiety and depression leading to students not being able to concentrate on their school work or even simple tasks sometimes leading to failing grades. 

Taking a nap can cause relaxation, make you feel less tired, more alert, and can cause quicker reaction times. Not only does this help kids, but this can also help adults. Even taking a 20- 30-minute nap has the same advantages as to taking a few-hour nap. In kindergarten and preschool, it’s normal for 5-year-olds to take naps, so why shouldn’t high school students as well?