<p>MYOS1634 ,</p>
<p>Thank you for clarification.</p>
<p>If in Texas child has to be enrolled in HS until 18, why HS refuses to enroll OP? If HS is within the 10 mile radius, than he can bike to school. Otherwise, school should provide a bus, IMHO.</p>
<p>The school year is just beginning. I think the best way to fix the problem, is to enroll OP into the local HS. Wonder, if it is possible to do over the phone …</p>
<p>Californiaa, I was trying to give you information to correct what you had written.</p>
<p>MYOS 1634, I have to object to the content of your post. Homeschooling parents are just as likely to be attentive and loving, and there are many good reasons to homeschool a child.</p>
<p>Again, we don’t know anything about the parents and speculation is not helpful.</p>
<p>Magicz seems to be done with the thread, so maybe we should be too!</p>
<p>Musicz! Editing still doesn’t work…</p>
<p>Compmom: you’re right about homeschool - I wasn’t referring to homeschooling. Indeed homeschooling families can be very loving and can provide a safe, challenging alternative to public schools. To me homeschool is “school” even though it’s not a public school. </p>
<p>I was referring to families who take their kids out of school (no homeschooling, which is what Musicz said had happened to her: taken out of school, told to figure out what to do if she wanted to learn something, then told she was “done with school”.)</p>
<p>Californiaaa: OP’s parents don’t want him/her enrolled in school. So OP has to enroll himself/herself. Since OP is a minor, it may not be as easy as walking to the school. In addition, OP worries about enrolling to a school so close to his/her family who is against him/her attending the school.</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone again.–</p>
<p>To compmom; I’m not quite sure if I am done with the thread or not. Most likely I would update anyone if they were interested. However Myos 1634 I believe does understand somewhat of what is going on. (as in not ruling out anything and knowing about other situations with people being pulled out of school by parents and such) </p>
<p>Random things about posts; Yes my parents are not aware of anything doing me with being on the internet. I do not have a computer currently where I live, however I have had access to a laptop in the past. The nearest computer I could use is in the public library which is in town. The place I stay with my parents is in what you would call the ‘country’ out of city limits. (not sure if that means anything other than distance) My parents use to be physically present in my life, (such as taking me to other relatives to stay) though they are not so much if any at all anymore. They also have not been mentally present in my life as most of any advice or any learning I have had to learn myself, my great grandparents, or from the years I attended school. The last example I could give of physical presence was transportation to the work I had, however I was around an hour or later to work which does not actually work out for long. I also did walk from where I live to work as sometimes I had no transportation. (4 hour walk I believe) I had a bad experience with staying at work as well, as my hours were late and if at anytime they felt it was time for me to go they would walk into the place and make me leave. (very embarrassing) That is some of the few reasons I currently cannot save up any money with a job around where I live. (there are many more reasons of no physical or mental presence, however refer to when I stated about no positive and only negative effects)</p>
<p>To throw this in there; I will not be able to have my own means of ‘motorized’ transportation until I am the age of 18. As in Texas if you are below the age of 18, you have to withhold a learners permit for atleast 6 months. I currently have 9 months until I am of the age of 18. Which means I could possibly have it 3 months before I turn though I do not have any help with obtaining one. (I know I have asked for help with my drivers license since I was of the age of 15, since the age you can begin learning in Texas is 14) I had all the paper mailed and handed it to them to be signed, however the paperwork disappeared many of times and I eventually gave up on that situation.</p>
<p>I at this point do not know what to say other than i’ll answer any questions if it will help. It seems this has gone from point A of me trying to go with my initial plans. To point B of solving something I gave up on long ago. As I mentioned above about not posting anything that had the potential of no positive effect but only a huge negative effect, I would much rather Pm anyone that wants to know anything of the such subject. </p>
<p>Thanks to everyone again, and I am still researching everyday for any new things I may come across. So all help is very much still appreciated.</p>
<p>Edit–I’m only simply stating things about my parents in more ways that they do not help, not anything more or different. As I said if anything comes about of that subject i’d much rather not say anything unless it has a positive effect, and even then i’d still much rather Pm. Thanks</p>
<p>Musicz, what do you think about joining the military? It might provide the structure and support that has been missing from your life. Plus, you could get your schooling paid for after you serve. Do you know what type of work you would eventually like to be doing?</p>
<p>Hey there nova2nola, Well truthfully i’m not too fond of the whole military idea. As much as it seems like something that I would benefit from, I just don’t see me going against myself and joining the military. I’m not one to believe much in the armed forces or in the belief of ‘fighting for a flag’. As much as I think the military option wouldn’t be such a horrible thing, it’s most definitely at the bottom of my list. I still very much thank you though for mentioning it, i’d just rather find a different route than head to last resort first. :)</p>
<p>Edit-- Those are also my beliefs, and I have no judgement on anyone who believes otherwise. If anyone has someone in the military, if they’re happy with that then i’m happy for them. :)</p>
<p>If a student finds that a parent is unwilling to help fund college, they need to clarify the reasons why. While some parents are unable, and other parents are just cheap and selfish, there are still other parents with a valid reason. Some parents may not believe that a student is serious about their studies, are too immature, and/or just wants to go party. </p>
<p>Some parents may feel that a student has a completely unrealistic career choice, or that a student is choosing an unnecessarily expensive college. For some of those students, they may be best off starting at a community college or taking a year off to work.</p>
<p>Hopefully, in most cases, a student can attend a less expensive college and use it to prove to their parents that they are worthy of financial assistance.</p>
<p>Musicz, I totally get it. I personally wouldn’t have considered it either, but I sure am grateful for those who do choose to serve. What is nice about the military option is that it would allow you to advance your education and career without damaging your family relationships. But I can’t see it working unless it’s something that actually interests you.</p>
<p>Nova2nola, I definitely understand the point of view of it helping me move along with my schooling and career. I don’t know if there would be anything that I could do that would interest me, but like said if I end up on last resort here then i’ll try to consider it as an option. I just don’t see me and any of the armed forces going very well together. As for family relations towards me, I don’t see family relations as something to hold me back.</p>
<p>Hello Charlieschm, I believe most of what you have stated has been answered or covered in previous posts. (such as me verifying reasons) I also did have initial plans for a community college rather than a ‘expensive college’ or just as you would say ‘a college’. However if it was never mentioned, the community college was actually kind of less expensive than any others around that area. Other than that I still thank you for your input. 
Appreciated</p>
<p>Musicz have you been able to call the toll-free number given previously? You don’t have to give your name and they’re trained to help minors, so you can give specifics without any fear of law enforcement or local people figuring out it’s you.
They would be able to access State or county-specific information, they might have ethnic/religious information based on others’ experience, they may have the exact details about what you need to get enrolled in a high school in your district or outside of it, and/ or tell you how to get your GED
(although, as previously stated, I still think finding a way to enroll in high school is a first step, with dual enrollment if possible, then next step being declared independent/emancipated or a ward of the state. But first thing first, you need to have a sure way to resume your education. In the State of Texas, you have until age 21 to finish high school and it’s your legal right to be enrolled until the end of the school year when you turn 18. It’s important your parents’ unwillingness or inability to provide you with a basic high school education is recorded officially somewhere, even if you don’t go further than just that one step. It’s important officials understand that you are not “homeschooled” and that your parents aren’t part of the “unschooling” movement - the first one means you have structured instruction at home, in many cases with a religious component, with many public schools letting homeschool kids join teams or clubs, most communities letting homeschooled kids join library groups and community clubs; the second means that parents provide learning opportunities through hands-on, life experiences such as going down the Mississippi River, living in Paris or Sao Paulo, building a canoe or a robot, providing guidance and structure for a spontaneous project of the child’s, finding experts to teach to the child’s interests… I apologize if this is a wrong interpretation, but based on what I understand, your parents belong to neither group and simply pulled you out of school.)
You’re being resourceful and assertive in your quest and you understand that you need to go about this step by step. We can’t give you the exact steps, only the basic outline: Once your right to enroll is secure, and your parents’ failing at enrolling you for the past 2 years has been officially noted, you should be able to enroll in an educational program (public high school, charter school, alternative high school, GED program). If there’s concern about safety, you need to make that clear. If there’s concern about relatives or other people who might be affiliated with your parents, either formally or informally, either positively or negatively, you need to make that clear too. Roughly, that’s the first step. Once that’s done, there’s emancipation/independence, and it’s a big one; and there’s choosing classes, including dual enrollment classes, which should be a doozy after all the hard things you’ve done :).
Additionally, this program may be of interest to you:
[Texas</a> ECHS Map](<a href=“http://www.txechs.com/texas_school_map.php]Texas”>http://www.txechs.com/texas_school_map.php)</p>