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If this is the case, sending him to government school will make his social situation much worse.
In **every** case of child who has had problems with drugs, delinquency, unmarried teen pregnancy, drugs,,,etc., when I have spoken to the parents, the parents say, “It was the friends they met in school!” Without a single exception!
This is true even in large families when all the other children are sterling, but one isn’t. (Same parents, but different results.) The one thing that **is** different are the friends met in government school.
The youngest sister of my son-in-law is heading in that direction now. It’s like watch a train wreck in slow motion. My son-in-law has done everything possible to convince his parents that homeschooling would lead to better results. The problem is that she is a good student, and has a good possibility of getting a scholarship ( like her 3 other siblings). Geeze! What some parents would do for a puny scholarship!
My oldest daughter was awarded scholarships at a big name university because of her SAT scores and the major she picked. There was lots available despite the fact that she was homeschooled through graduation. The university awards them based on criteria other than whether or not the student attended a public school.