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[quote=Anonymous]Does she have a phone, tablet, or computer?  Are they shut off every night, plugged by your bed and not allowed to be used by 9pm. Wifi code changed?

Sounds sleep deprivation to me.  You may think she is going to be but I guarantee she gets up while you are sleeping and checks phone, netflix, may even sneak out.  Who knows.

Either way, make rules and abide by them.  Don't try and get her up, don't argue or negotiate with her.  Just write out these very simple rules on the fridge

1 day late for school = 2 days of no phone.  
2 days late for school in 1 week = no phone for a week (on top of 2 days) and loss of all electronics - any computer needed for school, she goes to library or school. 
3 days late for school in 1 week = no electronics at all for a week, no weekend socialization, no weekend wifi, home immediately after school for 2 weeks.  Meeting with principal about how to resolve the tardy issue.

And who cares if she uses public transportation.  She doesn't have to have a phone.  It is a privilege. She thinks you think she "has" to have a phone so she abuses you and your little power over her.  She has an emergency? She walk into a store and ask for their phone.  
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