I too suffered through zero hour class in high school, and it was completely miserable and likely led to permanent sleep deprivation damage in my case. The fact that hundreds of people did something does not imply that it was harmless. This is nothing more than anecdote vs. anecdote, when we have real research that suggests later start times are better. https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/features/schools-start-too-early.h...

I agree flexibility is good, but it’s impossible to enforce by definition, and nothing is going to magically make it happen, whereas a law does make it happen.