Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Sleeping Student A student constantly falls asleep during class. You wake them up several times but they just fall back asleep. What is the best way to handle this? Do you bring it up to the parents? Do you let the child sleep? Is it fair to the other students to let the child sleep? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would try to sit down with the student and talk about what's going on. There may be an issue at home that's making it difficult to sleep. If I feel like there's an issue, I would bring it to the guidance counselor. If the student is just not getting enough sleep because of homework and work or something along those line, I would then bring the parents in and see if they would be willing to assist in making schedules or reminding the student to get to sleep. I would do my best to gently wake up the student if they fall asleep in my class the first couple of times, but there may only be so much I could do. Perhaps allow them to stand in the back if they feel tired? Maybe give the classroom five minute breaks to walk around, grab a snack or water, or just talk so that they can wake up. If it's a class first thing in the morning, I would probably be more understanding because it is early. If they are in high, I would allow them to bring in coffee or a breakfast food. If they're younger, I would implement some kind of fun activity first thing to help wake them up and get them going.