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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] My family member has kids who only went to HS half-days to participate in their high level sport which I thought was insane. [/quote]
How is it legal? Why did the school allow it? What about the subjects that take place in the second half?[/quote]

Plenty of online schoolers starting in middle school to play  sport almost full time [/quote]

It’s another way for people to make money off parents who believe their kids will be superstars. Open only to the rich. 
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At 14 years old there are kids who go to online school and train full time in sports, ballet, commercial dance, acting, musical theater, plus.   These kids are the top in their field but academics is usually not their strong point.   The parents recognize this and don’t put them through the torture of a mundane high school experience.

In my experience with my daughter attending one of these types of full time programs in NYC it was full of wealthy families from all over the world, but mostly all over the US and Canada.    [/quote]

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