I completely agree with what Infi is saying.basically, people play SRP primarily for an experience or to gain opportunity for themselves or their characters. I’ve seen a few teachers and professors demonstrate this concept of thinking outside the box to attract more playerbase to their classes. Some of the teachers/professors that have made impact off the top of my head are DarkEclipic, Kinyuun, Alimonino, and MinisterFudge (well done guys)
TLDR; forcing or bribing students with rewards to attend class won’t help you gain the playerbase you desire. Instead, work on making your classes more appealing and building relationships with people for a better experience.
BUT going off the original suggestion and also as a sports captain, we host our practices at set times to accommodate our players who live in different timezones. We enjoy having a full practice when we can. If we hosted practice at 2PM and it just so happens to be schooltime during the server, we shouldn't push back our practice time to after school because people are going to get tired and need to go to bed or go do things with their families.
We have our practice times for a reason.
While i do agree that you wouldn't see college students outright disrespecting professors, our characters are made with their own personality and sometimes we want to liven up a class by causing some mischief. It helps bring an experience, not only to the professors but to the other students attending the class as well.