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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is your kid involved in anything outside of school that they enjoy? I always hated going to school.  I was much happier in college when I didn’t have to sit inside the same building from 8-3 each day M-F.   I played a sport through junior year that I enjoyed but honestly, my senior year I was counting the days until it was over.

My own son had some issues with virtual school but also enjoyed the freedom. He doesn’t like getting up and going to school every day now but it’s required so there’s no discussion on that. He’s involved in sports for two seasons so that keeps him motivated to stay least get there and do what he needs to do, to remain eligible to play. [/quote]

My kid is not a sports kid. I agree that is a great way to keep them involved.  For kids who are not athletic (like mine), it is really hard to find something.  We tried in elementary school but he wasn't good enough to really play as he got older.   He was looking forward to joining some of the academic stuff like science Olympiad but he missed the deadlines.... So.... there really isn't anything in the school he is actively involved in.  Freshman year, he was looking at stuff.... but   and then covid....

Outside of school, he did volunteer some but now those places don't really want kids volunteering so that has been hard.

I don't know if the school will let us switch to virtual at this point, but I am going to look at the Academy place to see what it says. At some point, it gets hard to make up all the work you are missing.   And I am shocked the school is not calling to ask what is going on.   I call him in because he is not skipping, he is in my home.  And he says he says his allergies are bugging him or his stomach hurts, etc... so we have gone to the dr a few times, just to make sure he is ok.   But....

Thoughts on how to help him see that this can't continue?  He either needs to go to school, decide we need to fight to get into virtual somewhere or maybe nova is the answer if that is allowed, or find a way to get into therapy sooner to help him work though what is causing this issue.[/quote]

Just so you know, you do t need permission from the school to switch to many of the virtual schools. It’s similar to private and homeschooling. Once you register at any of the many virtual schools, you go to the HS and complete an unenrollment form and show them the confirmation of your new enrollment. There is no approval process, you are just unenrolling and you don’t need to give them notice. Just make sure to request a transcript and get any copies of test results you may want from ParentVue. Once he is unenrolled, you won’t have access to that (easily) anymore.[/quote]

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