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[quote=Anonymous]I'll give a different perspective. We made a huge mistake in insisting that our kid go to the home school rather than the magnet HS after CES and magnet middle school. We seriously underestimated their attachment to their cohort and their difficulty in reintegrating into the home HS where everyone else has been friends since forever. Especially with the pandemic disrupting so much of middle school, we just didn't think through how important it was to them as a kid who has been struggling with anxiety and depression to continue those strong social connections. Because no one from their CES came to their MS magnet, we thought it would be the same and they'd again make friends easily. It hasn't happened. HS is different.

It's a decision I regret pretty much daily at this point. We had really good reasons as their parents for saying the home HS is the best choice overall, which I won't go into because there's no point, but it turns out those reasons didn't stack up against our kid's happiness, and I'd do anything to take that decision back. [/quote]

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