[McLynnan]

How long ago was this? Most schools don't even allow such options these days. Our district (in Texas) has things structured where four years in high school are mandatory.

[spacewarp]

In 1987-88, in Florida, I was able to "dual-enroll" where I was full time in the local community college and considered a full-time student. My GPA for my 12th grade year was to be based on the average over my 12-15 credit hours per semester as if I took 7 courses. So, with a 3.9 GPA for the 27 credit hours, I received 27 college credit hours, as well as a 5.9 for 7 classes for the year. It brought my HS GPA to a 4.67.

I "went" to my 4th year of HS at their remote site, the community college.

[Robert A Cook PE]

1-1/2 years ago, Paulding Cty school district, Dallas GA: (She's 18 now, with senior college credits, a dual math and physics major, at the Southern Poly Tech SU, graduating next May.)

She too, was bored silly in regular classes, but loved the college stuff.

And it didn't hurt her feelings at all when she realized she could sleep in 5 days a week till 9:00, 10:00, or 11:00, arrange her schedule to get all afternoon classes, and only go to classes 2 days a week for two hours each instead of 5 days a week all day every day!

[TaxRelief]

The mandatory 4 years in high school is nothing short of a "money grab". It's never about what's right for each child, it is always about maximizing enrollment to receive per pupil allotments.

Based on that, there should be an easy way to stop Chapel Hill in their tracks. A little bird needs to point out that the number of kids eligible for IDEA funds will decrease when the higher level classes are cancelled. A parent of an upper level kid can probably sue for "a free and appropriate education", if worse comes to worse.