I'm sorry - I wasn't suggesting that the teen in question needs *more time* in the morning, and should be allowed to make the parent late for work indefinitely. I was offering my opinion that the issue of getting up and getting to school can't be allowed to linger on as a virtual stalemate. If it were me and my child, that is where I would choose to make my stand. I'm also not saying that the only allowable outcome is for the kid to get up and go to school, if the kid can come up with an alternate plan that doesn't involve staying in bed, ditching her responsibilities, and not addressing the problem, whatever it is.

I'm not suggesting there's an easy fix, but I am advocating a "I'm not going anywhere til this problem is resolved, whatever the cost" approach.