Barrington Dist. 220 inches toward more online learning

In the not-so-distant future, Barrington Area Unit School District 220 students might use their district-issued laptops and iPads to study at home instead of in classrooms for part of the traditional school day.

According to district research, this use of laptops and iPads could provide a way to set the start time at Barrington High School later than the current 7:20 a.m., in the wake of studies showing teenagers do better academically if they get more sleep.

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