{"id":1013,"date":"2026-09-26T20:51:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T20:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=1013"},"modified":"2026-09-26T20:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T20:51:48","slug":"why-schools-could-derail-permanent-daylight-saving-time","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/web-stories\/why-schools-could-derail-permanent-daylight-saving-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dark Side of Permanent Daylight Saving Time for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Roboto%3Awght%40400%3B700\" 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0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613%\" id=\"el-45e4a077-ed26-41fa-ba50-a7ddc3d568d4\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07698725728155321% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.566343em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Will Permanent Daylight Saving Time Actually Happen?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:-0.72816%;top:74.27184%;width:100%;height:30.42071%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.0638297872340425% 1.0638297872340425% 1.0638297872340425% 1.0638297872340425%\" id=\"el-df9ea510-9115-4204-8474-92dcc9e6ec4f\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07509101941747555% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Momentum is building across the country to ditch the biannual clock change, but an unexpected hurdle stands in the way of permanent daylight saving time: America\u2019s school system.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"16e8601e-91bb-46e1-bc83-735533c2fa31\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div 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Time&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:75.40453%;width:100%;height:30.42071%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.0638297872340425% 1.0638297872340425% 1.0638297872340425% 1.0638297872340425%\" id=\"el-f0bd02f2-b897-4f3c-981e-254000f4d0f9\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07509101941747555% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">If year-round daylight saving time is enacted, winter sunrises wouldn&#8217;t arrive until after 8:30 or 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style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-e3e4dedc-3684-4708-a1e8-96738440bf01\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.75);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:74.27184%;width:100%;height:34.95146%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-785b26dd-3574-4998-8dd3-b65043fe6471\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.75);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-4.53074%;width:100%;height:24.91909%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.2987012987012987% 1.2987012987012987% 1.2987012987012987% 1.2987012987012987%\" id=\"el-5506d907-0347-47d1-958b-f9fe7032773c\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07698725728155321% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.566343em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Why Sleep Experts Oppose Daylight Saving Time&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:75.40453%;width:100%;height:30.42071%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.0638297872340425% 1.0638297872340425% 1.0638297872340425% 1.0638297872340425%\" id=\"el-c570bd5b-551b-415c-b503-191b47ec7d3e\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07509101941747555% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Health experts warn that permanent daylight saving time misaligns our biological clocks with the sun, intensifying teen sleep deprivation and compounding the youth mental health crisis.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"60d8aa63-08de-40fd-9bc1-ac5eb4b06b89\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#251f17\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-c9f3f7c5-b3d9-4e55-b9c5-b091224a2109\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.76977%;left:0%;top:-0.38488%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/why-schools-could-derail-permanent-daylight-saving-time-web-stories-8-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"why-schools-could-derail-permanent-daylight-saving-time-web-stories-8\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/why-schools-could-derail-permanent-daylight-saving-time-web-stories-8-scaled.jpg 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disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.38511%;width:100%;height:31.06796%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-43b4af5f-7bbf-4afb-81da-bd4623affc43\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.75);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:74.27184%;width:100%;height:34.95146%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-300c384b-6410-4e16-9371-169845c19e80\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.75);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:18.12298%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.7857142857142856% 1.7857142857142856% 1.7857142857142856% 1.7857142857142856%\" id=\"el-239478a9-c7be-41dd-84a8-0bf53f5cb393\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07698725728155321% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.566343em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">The Senate Gridlock on Daylight Saving Time<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:75.40453%;width:100%;height:30.42071%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.0638297872340425% 1.0638297872340425% 1.0638297872340425% 1.0638297872340425%\" id=\"el-88c96530-06d4-4fcf-9857-edd303679bb9\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07509101941747555% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">While the House and the White House have championed the Sunshine Protection Act, key senators remain divided over whether permanent <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">daylight saving time<\/span><span style=\"color: #fff\"> endangers rural and student safety.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"cd400a1b-5a89-41a7-9e34-cb0c13180ace\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#745538\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-883c5ad0-aa7d-4d13-b983-5ac89c7e0a2d\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.76977%;left:0%;top:-0.38488%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/why-schools-could-derail-permanent-daylight-saving-time-web-stories-7-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"why-schools-could-derail-permanent-daylight-saving-time-web-stories-7\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/why-schools-could-derail-permanent-daylight-saving-time-web-stories-7-scaled.jpg 1429w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/why-schools-could-derail-permanent-daylight-saving-time-web-stories-7-1143x2048.jpg 1143w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/why-schools-could-derail-permanent-daylight-saving-time-web-stories-7-857x1536.jpg 857w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/why-schools-could-derail-permanent-daylight-saving-time-web-stories-7-768x1376.jpg 768w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/why-schools-could-derail-permanent-daylight-saving-time-web-stories-7-572x1024.jpg 572w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/why-schools-could-derail-permanent-daylight-saving-time-web-stories-7-167x300.jpg 167w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/why-schools-could-derail-permanent-daylight-saving-time-web-stories-7-150x269.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.38511%;width:100%;height:31.06796%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-f9459188-0491-4b15-afdf-ee8bbd8234e9\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.75);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:74.27184%;width:100%;height:34.95146%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-65c32829-5cce-48fa-b883-bfc18bee55f6\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.75);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:18.28479%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.7699115044247788% 1.7699115044247788% 1.7699115044247788% 1.7699115044247788%\" id=\"el-fd5eefa3-4eb1-4b5b-90bc-9077a094e339\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07698725728155321% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.566343em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Why Schools Can\u2019t Just Shift Start Times&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:75.40453%;width:100%;height:26.21359%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.2345679012345678% 1.2345679012345678% 1.2345679012345678% 1.2345679012345678%\" id=\"el-6b44ff4e-3fb9-446f-ab6f-eaf8f88bfa05\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07509101941747555% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Moving school start times later to offset daylight saving time collides directly with after-school athletics, extracurricular activities, and busing logistics that districts rely on.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"fc3d99d7-93f8-4bc0-b079-5c2665f8d3dc\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#342f31\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-81f2e8ad-69ee-48c5-a8fa-d576aa4c029e\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.76977%;left:0%;top:-0.38488%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/why-schools-could-derail-permanent-daylight-saving-time-web-stories-5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"why-schools-could-derail-permanent-daylight-saving-time-web-stories-5\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/why-schools-could-derail-permanent-daylight-saving-time-web-stories-5-scaled.jpg 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disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.38511%;width:100%;height:31.06796%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-00aa97e4-c7bf-4a04-86db-feab92ae24ef\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.75);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:74.27184%;width:100%;height:34.95146%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-48a8f478-ffb6-4ce5-8484-165c87f7f0f8\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.75);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:-1.21359%;top:-4.69256%;width:100%;height:25.08091%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613%\" id=\"el-44662e36-b39a-446f-aa76-68af9cbff2d1\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07698725728155321% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.566343em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">America Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time Before<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:75.40453%;width:100%;height:26.21359%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.2345679012345678% 1.2345679012345678% 1.2345679012345678% 1.2345679012345678%\" id=\"el-1a5987ab-8f3d-4409-9607-3d1b184d1c49\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07509101941747555% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">The U.S. adopted year-round daylight saving time during the 1974 energy crisis, but Congress repealed it within months after public backlash over morning student traffic fatalities.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"228ce8bb-3657-477d-9b77-419514eb3eca\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#383940\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-6a5955da-e021-4e68-b6e8-da755ed20a83\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.76977%;left:0%;top:-0.38488%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" 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