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Help! I am sleep deprived by Anna Hicks and Rabia Idrees
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“Two minutes,” said Spanish teacher Nannette Mateo. Suddenly, junior Kailin Lu’s eyes shot open. She shook herself awake and stared down at the empty blanks on her quiz. She knew she had to finish the quiz, and it covered topics she understood well. But it was hard to resist the urge to fall asleep.
In the end, Lu turned in a partially completed assessment, almost entirely because she had received little sleep the night before.
Lu’s situation is not unusual. More than 25 percent of teenagers report sleeping fewer than ... full article
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