Imagine walking into your first hour, an English class for example. Your teacher is teaching a lesson, but as you look around more than half the class is sleeping. Some kids are even snoring and drooling all over the tables.

Is the lesson boring? Did your classmates not get enough sleep last night? There must be some sort of explanation for this.

“It really depends on the teacher and the subjects, I usually only fall asleep in English and Psychology,” said Daijah Brown, junior. “Not because they’re boring or anything, that’s just usually when I get tired.”

Sleeping in class has always been an issue here at Guilford high school, but teachers each handle it in their own way.

“I’m not a big fan of it, but I base my consequences off of the student’s work ethic in my class,” said Mr. Brad Carlson, Special Education teacher. “If I know the student is having a rough day then I may be very lenient about the situation.”

Students fall asleep in class for a variety of reasons. Some students complain about the amount of homework and argue that too much work leads to late nights, which makes them fall asleep in class.

“Teachers give us an excessive amount of homework on most days out of the week,” said Brianna Lewis, junior. “And we have to multiply that by 7 because of our other classes.”

Other reasons students sleeping in class may be because they find the subject non-entertaining. They may even be bored by the teacher.

“I really don’t have sleeping problems in my class,” said Mr. Weber, U.S history teacher. “I personally think it’s about keeping the kids engaged in the class.”

Sleeping in class can also affect a student’s grades. Some can manage their work and take cat naps in class, but others can severely fall behind.

“I think it’s all about time management,” said Jeremiah Jones, senior. “I have really good grades and sometimes I still doze off in class, but I always make sure to figure out if I’ve missed anything important.”

Despite the snoozers, the majority of students stay awake during class because they don’t want to fall behind.

“School does get tiring at times,” said Jazlynn Warren, sophomore. “But the way I manage my time I’m almost never tired in class. I can’t remember a single time where I have fallen asleep during a class period.”