If im 18 do i still need parent signatures for forms at school?

Question

there are a bunch of registration forms that need to be filled out before school and it says i need a parent/guardian signature. do i if im 18? and do i still need to get things like permission slips or anything signed?

im a senior in high school

and sorry if this is the wrong category..i wasnt really sure what to put it in :/

Answer 1

when i was in high school a few years ago in CA if you were 18 you could legally write excuses for yourself when you missed school. Once you are 18 you longer have a legal guardian just nice parents that will let you stay in their house after they are no longer required to.... But like someone else said i would ask the principle because all that might have just been my school or just California

Answer 2

I went through something like this many years ago when I moved out of my parents house for part of senior year.

I was 18 and I wrote myself a note saying that I was sick. The dean called me in and told me I had been truant from school and would be receiving punishment. I told him that I was eighteen, I did not live at home, and if he would like to contact my parents and confirm this he was welcome to do so.

I was told that as a high school student I was required to have a legally designated parent or guardian write me a note if I was sick whether I lived with them or not. He said they were not his rules but he was required to enforce them(He was actually a relatively cool guy).

The end result was that he said he would not punish me this time if I made sure to have a note from my parents next time I was sick. I  moved back in 3 weeks later so it really didn't matter.

The bottom line is that as far as I understand you have to have a parent or guardian in school. You can push the issue but I would imagine that your choices are follow the rules or drop out.

Answer 3

Just ask your principle. When I was in school it differed with teachers..so I was never sure.  

Answer 4

once you are in college you are home free. Hold on one more year.

Answer 5

As long as you are under their roof yes

Answer 6

I am assuming that this is for college, right? If so, then no. You are an adult. Even if you live with mom and dad, you are still an adult. Now filling out financial aid paperwork, you may need your parents W2 info from last year.

Answer 7

If you are a senior, already enrolled, then technically you do not need a parent's signature for any forms.  You can even sign yourself out for the day if you want.  Also, your transcipts are yours and your parents do not have a legal right to them anymore.  

My mother in law works at a high school as a registrar and this is what her legal department has told her.