FWIW, they know their mother could never have handled their schedule…
@twinsmama, I absolutely wasn’t throwing shade at your kids. Not at all, I hope you didn’t take it that way. You and your twins have proven to be quite thoughtful and intelligent decision makers. I posted that comment just to beat the drum that students can reap all the benefits of AP test scores without the restricted curriculum because some posts in this and other threads seem confused on that point. I should have been more clear, sorry.
They can’t.
@choatiemom, That didn’t even occur to me!
Their school, their rules.
It’s not on the student’s own time; AP exams are during the academic day, more or less. The school can’t forbid a student from taking the test, but it can refuse to order the test for the student. While there are workarounds, like getting another school to order the test, the home school can then discipline the student for an unexcused absence.
Petty, to be sure, but I have seen many petty rules. 
Exactly right @skieurope . That happened to a student at my kids school last year. They dont want kids particating in the AP rat race by self studying (which I agree with). However, I wouldn’t like not having the option to get AP credit in some way. Perhaps when schools go AP free, they allow students to sit for the exams.
One of my daughters registered for and took APs at our local high school rather than her BS just because the logistics worked better.
Refusing to allow or enable a student to take AP exams when, depending on the college, the AP credit either translates to money saved or starting further along the education path is an elitest policy. I am not a fan of the AP curriculum, but I understand the value of AP credit, and no student should be denied the opportunity to earn that credit. On principle alone, I would raise holy he11 with a school that held that policy.
You can say “hell” here.
I agree that the policy, where it exists, is (to be PC) less-than-well-thought-out. Fortunately, I attended a school that did not have that policy, but would have fought it if it did.
I for one am always shocked when opulent, private institutions display any elitist tendencies.
^^ =))
So-when I went to revisit day we had a very brief meeting with the academic dean in which I did convey my hope tha the be considered for the advanced sections as he absolutely has the desire. He reassured me that they will look at him closely with that in mind. HE got his class selections yesterday. He has been suggested for advanced in math, science, history. (They do not offer advanced in English or Latin). He was very pleased and excited even though my husband joked “there goes your social life.” He is at the top of his class in middle school and I assume they used his SSATs, grades and other factors to place him in these classes. I trust their judgment and I know he can switch down if he chooses too. I trust his advisor will of course help him sort this out once classes start. I have a gut feeling this is the right call. From here it is not my role to interfere. I just shared with him that I was proud they think he has the ability.