Can I be forced to go to school??

Question

This is confusing, bear with me.

I am a senior in high school and I have 1.5 credits before I can get my diploma. I have to do an English class and Gym. The school says I only have to go for half of the year but I have to go for the whole day. The guidance counselor packed my schedule with every class imaginable and it isn't going to contribute to a better diploma. If anything it will just bring my GPA down.

Can I be FORCED to take classes that I don't need? I live in New York State by the way.

Answer 1

you can get truancy tickets from the police. If you have not graduated early which it sounds  like your counselors plan. You do have to go until you graduate and if you don't your GPA will go down and you need a good gpa to graduate early. The only other option is to drop out. Technically you will be skipping school and they can choose to not let you graduate because of bad attendance.

Answer 2

I'm not sure. You & Mom need to make an appointment to discuss this with your school principal, and then either the Superintendent of your school district, or the Asst. Supt for Instruction.

I can tell you that if you plan to attend college, the admissions people will want to know how you spent your extra time in your senior year, whether it was in class, or at a job. Any chance you can do your two classes, then attend some courses at your local community college? That could  make your 4-year college easier to get into, and your course load there lighter.

Answer 3

No you cant.

Go complain,and get your parents to go up there and demand aschedule change with fewer classes.

But sometimes schools require a certain least amount of classes you can have,like at mine,its 4.

Answer 4

No you can not. But just like the person above, my high school have says you need to take at least 3 class a term as a senior. Go to your parents and get a schedule change immediatly.