How many periods of a school day are taken up with academic classes? If he has a study hall, can that be 1st period? And PE, can that be 2nd period, with an option to do physical exercise at home that you sign off on? That way he's home for the first two periods of the day, but not really missing anything.
By home-bound services, do they mean he'd have internet access to the classes while they are going on, or a tutor, or what? There are many options.
I hear you on the start time. Our school pushed the start time from before 8:00 to after, and a couple days a week it's even later. So nice.
