I’m a school crossing guard. (who’da thunk, right?)
On Fridays, my girls walk up with me and see all their school friends. They used to do “specials” at the school and, especially my younger one, has girls that love her. (the older one has friends at the middle school). They all whine that they want to be homeschooled.
But the point is, they can keep their friends from school and still have the benefits of sleeping til 9. You will find your stress level will drop like a stone too!
That is the most common thing I hear from kids about homeschooling.
It's the parents who don't want to do it. If it were up to kids, public schools would have to close down for lack of enrollment.