What happens if i dont enroll my son to summer class?

Question

see,we have already travel arrangements to my homeland,philippines.already bought d tickets and there..the school sent me this RETENTION INTERVENTION PROGRAM stating that my son has 2 "F"s and it is reasonable to assume that my child may have to attend summer school.im so upset.this is my son's first time to study in the US.it sucks here.we never had this problem in the philippines.if cant cancel my flight,or yeah..i could or reschedule it buy i will have to pay and i cant afford it anymore coz i bought the tickets from blood,sweat,and tears.my dad who took care of my son had a stroke so we have to leave.what should i do.pls help me.i feel like its the end of the world.the school staff i talked to is not approachable.she just told me"well,if they tell him to go summer class,he goes summer class" with a devilish grin :-(

Answer 1

summer school is optional.if he doesnt go, then he will have to repeat the grade, but if he would go, then he would just go onto the next grade

Answer 2

You are not required to enroll him; however, he will probably be held back a grade next year and have to repeat this grade level.

I think summer school is a joke:  If it is possible to get a kid to learn something in 6 weeks of 1/2 days that they couldn't learn in 9 months of full days, then why doesn't school just last 6 weeks total?  It is a joke.  Let your kid have a break this summer with the understanding that next year he will repeat this last grade and he has to buckle down and make good grades and pass.

Answer 3

If he can't do summer classes he will have to repeat the entire grade next year. Summer classes aren't usually the entire summer though. You should check with the school to see when they will be held. If it is during the time you will be gone. If it is try checking with other schools to see if they have the classes he needs and if they have them at a more convenient time. His regular school might be willing to let him go to another school for the summer classes.

Answer 4

If he doesn't go to summer classes, he will fail the grade and have to repeat the whole thing, not just those particular classes.