I will say, about the school times, that the biggest issue is the parent schedules, not the kids.

I call bullshit on this. Most school districts have high-schoolers starting at 7:30, middle-shoolers at 8, and elementary at 8:30, or something like that.

Yet, elementary aged kids are naturally up by 6 (if the parents are lucky; often earlier), and are also the biggest contingent that gets driven (instead of bussed) to school. A working parent can drive to their kid’s school and be on time for work without much issue early in the day, not so much at rush hour. And they are be up with their kids bright and early anyhow.

High-schoolers are the ones that need the most night sleep of the bunch, and with the latest sleep cycle. They are also the most independent. It’s not an issue to leave a high-schooler at home and go to work while they bus/drive/bike themselves to school later.

In short, both parents and kids schedules benefit from a reversal of the timetables, but we don’t do it for $REASONS.