[SpringheelJack]

I fear the same too. Let's face it, he's handsome boy. I'm worried out of jealousy and meanness he will get teased and/or bullied. I wish him the best.

Knowing from experience what high school is like, I'm not too optimistic. If I were the parents and could afford it I'd try to put him in a private school with stricter discipline to avoid just that.

[EyeGuy]

"If I were the parents and could afford it I'd try to put him in a private school with stricter discipline to avoid just that."


Yes, and fortunately St. Louis has, per capita, one of the greatest number of quality private schools of any city in the nation.

In the Catholic ones at least, yes, discipline is still strict, at least by today's sad standards.

[Verloona Ti]

I wholeheartedly and 100% agree with you. And unless they have a very large and close knit family in the area (ie, lots of male cousins ready to beat the cr*p out of taunters) maybe leaving MO would be a good idea, too.High school is what Stephen King called it when discussing how he developed the plot for Carrie : A lion's den where too many boys and girls leave with their spirits permanently broken. I doubt he'll be treated any kinder than was Staynor.

[mel]

He will probably be homeschooled for awhile. Kids are mean.
I think the Smarts could be a real resource to these people