Wait until your kid is in HS. There's no such thing as "outside of school hours" when he picks the sport of his choice. Water polo is in before football at 5am. So my next question is how well versed are you in school district policy? In California?
hey man, my child's punk ass would be running suicides at 5:00 am, that's for sure.
Boy, get yo ass to practice.
I'm just saying the moment you decide in early December to intro a new 5am policy...
if ONE parent resists, and they get their way, you'll lose all respect with them.
it's fine if that's what it takes to participate in the sport. They can just quit teams if they don't like the hours. But you're saying their GRADE will depend on it? That's a pretty big deal. WE're talking about getting into college here... a "B" and not an "A" could mean the kid misses out on the school of their choice... for something you intro'd 50% thru the school year?
I've been a teacher. I know parents. They often get very upset over sudden changes. Particularly those when the effect can be community college. I hope I'm wrong, but my prediction is one person will balk within 2 weeks, and you'll have to bend.