If you are being abused, you can speak to any teacher or guidance counselor at your school. All are Mandated Reporters and are legally mandated to file a report.
But “forcibly steering me towards my safety school” Is NOT ABUSE. Locking you in a closet is abuse. Guiding a 17 year old towards a particular college is parenting.
To be honest, based on your other posts, I’m not sure I disagree with dad’s assessment of your preparedness to leave the nest.
Your parents have no legal obligation to do ANYTHING as far as college goes. Nothing, nada, zip.
And please don’t expect dad to respond to an accusation of child abuse with an offer to cough up money for the school you want. He may just respond by saying that you’re a legal adult, and that you should be on your own.
CPS exists to protect children from monsters who would do them harm, not as a bargaining tool for children with a sense of entitlement.