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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, many private schools have a lower tolerance for problem behavior than do public schools. But he may indeed benefit from smaller class sizes. Maybe a parochial school? [/quote]

In theory maybe parochial could be good? But we're not really religious and he's not shy about expressing religious skepticism.

But the issue is we can't just stick him into a random private school that seems good in theory and then have them throw him out when he acts up. At least public schools can't do that. We need a school that feels like it can deal with a kid like this. [/quote]

Your instinct about parochial schools is spot on. He's so far from the acceptable behavior that he wouldn't last long. Our parochial k-8 would consider a middle schooler talking without raising his hand worthy of an infraction. Losing your temper would be a pretty quick dismissal. [/quote]

I would not dismiss parochial schools so quickly.  I would however, research schools and have discussion with the head of the church before approaching the school.[/quote]

The family isn’t religious and OP said DS can’t hide his disdain for religion.  Parochial won’t work.

OP, public schools are best equipped to handle these problems.  Work on the eval and support rather than finding a new school at this point.  You may discover something surprising that will impact school choice (like, he is starting fights to hide dyslexia or something).  You need to know what you are looking for before you can look.  [/quote]

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