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[quote=Anonymous]Hoping for some insight from boarding school parents of children with executive functioning/ADHD issues.

We have to choose between a supportive private high school and a supportive boarding school for our child's junior and senior year.

We are in NYC and the two main choices of private SN schools with the appropriate support both seem to have a high percentage of students that use drugs / get stoned at school. I know this is typical in general at most NYC privates and I am hoping my child would not fall into these groups but it is a concern especially for a child whose brain is dopamine seeking in general.

To date, DC has not been exposed to party kids due to a very lovely small school that he has now outgrown.

Was wondering if any parents who chose boarding school for this type of child has any observations or advice for me.

Some on our child's team are conflicted about the best choice: one argument is that staying at home will mean we can monitor and oversee the executive functioning issues. But the NYC schools are a bit loosey-goosey and allows phones, unfettered internet access during the day, lots of "study periods' etc which may be too unstructured for our child.

This also puts me in the position of being the nag and the executive functioning coach and I am exhausted and my career is completely tanking over the level of support I provide him at home. I'll do it if necessary but would prefer to be able to refocus on my career in order to pay for college.

The boarding school we are considering has a strict zero-tolerance drug and alcohol policy -- and a strict no phone policy until 8 p.m. plus they restrict the internet usage. It is a top school with good executive functioning support. But I will not be able to monitor him and I do not know -- and cannot know -- how closely the school will tighten the reigns on him.

Any advice welcome.

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