Will my home schooled highschooler have trouble going back to public school?

Question

I've just recently started homeschooling my 15 year old daughter.If she ever decides to go back to public highschool would she have problems going back because of credits and classes?Would there be a problem if she graduates from public highschool?

Answer 1

That all depends on the school.  Each high school/school district gets to make their own decision regarding accepting homeschool credits; some will simply make your child test, while others will flat out refuse to accept any homeschool credits and make a 17yo retake all classes from freshman year on up.

I would contact your local high school to see what their stance on this is, and what documentation they will require.  If there is a chance she'll want to go back, both you and she will be better off knowing the full details from the start.

Answer 2

It will all depend:

If she's returning at the beginning of  a school year, and she's got official credit for work done in previous years, then academically she should be ready to jump right in.  Depending on your state, there may be some testing.

If she's returning in mid-year, there could be a lot of transfer problems--again, depends on your state's regulations.

Anytime a student moves from one school to another, there are acclimation problems.  There's a different climate, teachers have different approaches, the student body is all strangers.  How quickly your student adapts will depend on her flexibility and social skills.

Answer 3

This completely depends on the school--some won't even allow you test out of courses. You'd have to talk to them to be sure. If you think there's a possibility she'd go back, talk to them NOW. You don't want to find out in a year or two that they won't accept what you'll have done.

Answer 4

She will have to take a test to see where she stands.  There will be some problem but it is the test she has to take.

Answer 5

Depends more on your curriculum that you have lined up for her than it does the public school system.  The school system is willing to do what they can to help any student who needs it.  Just make sure you keep her curriculum current, challenging and at or above her grade level.  You could even get a course schedule from the local public high school to give you an idea as to what classes to keep her up on.  Also you have to see if the school is willing to accept her health class credits toward physical education since that is one class you can't offer her at home but she'll need credits for.