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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  I have really appreciated all the advise.  But I wonder if the bigger issue is not friends, but rather his general demeanor of not wanting to do much of anything with anyone else; preferring to do things alone.  And that won't change with a new school.  Quiet kids seem to get left behind in a traditional classroom, and the alternative school for him would dedinitely be bigger than his current situation.  I wonder then if he's at least getting a great education, which we are sure about, is it as important to be happy going to school or is just a necessary thing he needs to struggle through, much like adults going to work do?[/quote]

At a bigger public school there are so many different groups that he will find his people, even if his "people" are just two or three kids.

My sister had a horrible time in our tiny Catholic school. She went through 5th through 8th grade with no friends. She was bullied for 5th & 6th, and though the bully moved away after that and the bullying stopped, she had no friends the last two years.

She switched to a public high school and ended up with some very close friends, lots of kind acquaintances through different activities, and was elected prom court and president of her senior class.  Having a fresh start with a large cohort gave her the chance to build a wonderful high school experience.

HOWEVER, she never got over the bullying and isolation from those middle school years at her small private school (which was light years better academically than our mediocre at best public school).  Even as a 42 year old woman, those friendless years affects her confidence and how she interacts with people on a daily basis.

Get your poor kid out of that school. A strong academic/small class private school is completely worthless if it prevents your kid from soaring.[/quote]

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