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[quote=Anonymous]I would not force a child into private school, especially because you have said he is already struggling. It is HARD to be a new student. It is stressful. In fact, switching schools more than three times by high school is a major risk factor to serious mental illness as an adult. Of course you are not considering moving him around multiple times, but I say this to illustrate that it is very stress inducing to be in a complete foreign social hierarchy and be forced to find a place within it, especially in middle school and especially if that is not your choice. We moved to the area during the height of the pandemic and it was a very stressful transition for our child particularly because it was not his choice to move. All kids have felt the stress of the last two years, I would not force an even more stressful situation on top of it if it was at all avoidable. Instead, I would use 1/3 of the money you’d be paying for private, and hire a DAILY tutor to meet at your house after school and give him professional, ADHD-centered academic support. This should take the pressure of you as parents to try and figure out what he needs in terms of support, and he would also be getting the kind of professional interventions that could allow him to really excel. I think consistent, daily, professional intervention would serve him far better than private school could, while sparing him the enormous stress of starting over socially during this already difficult time. Good luck, OP. I hope your child has a wonderful year ahead. [/quote]

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