<p>I'm in Long Island, NY, and have been homeschooled since 3rd grade. I'm a senior this year, and wanted to attend public highschool. My dad had called Longwood (name of the school) and the lady he spoke to said he should bring me to the school and I can register for classes there. We went today, and the guidance counselor I spoke to said that the school district won't accept homeschool credits, because they don't use the report card that the homeschool program sends me. So, if I wanted to attend, I'd have to start from 9th grade!.... She said that it's in the NY state rules. I am so angry right now. I've been looking forward to going to school this year for a long time. My dad said he'll talk to the person from the school district who allowed him to homeschool me, but I don't think it'll make a difference, because it's in the NYS law. Is there any way I can attend public high school? I hate staying home from morning to evening. I'm tired of it. Any help is appreciated.</p>
<p>NY is tough for homeschoolers in numerous ways, but it would not be uncommon for a high school to refuse to take homeschool credits in other states either. Your dad is doing the right thing by following up on this, but if it doesn't work out you should be prepared to move on and find other options. Could you take courses at a community college to supplement your home studies? </p>
<p>The other thing you could do (don't know if it appeals to you) is go ahead and sign up at the high school as a 9th grader, but get placement into appropriately challenging courses through placement tests or interviews the teachers/counseling staff. Then go ahead and enjoy the year at the high school, but without plans to stay beyond that year (you don't need to tell them that). Would your current homeschool program accept those credits from the high school? If so, then you could technically graduate from your homeschool program, but still do your senior year on the high school campus. This plan would all depend on getting into specific classes that are academically challenging and suited to your level of knowledge and skills (above 9th grade, I assume), but may be the way to get around the technicality of being a "9th grader." Do they accelerate other prepared 9th graders to advanced classes? If so, you may be able to easily make that case.</p>
<p>so this may be super weird. but i just happened to be reading this and i was like what long island and then i saw Longwood. ironic. haha, i go to shoreham. and i know 2 people who got homeschooled for all of highschool except senior year....so i don't see what the difference would be.</p>
<p>Doesn't matter anymore. Longwood is a bull%$#@ school anyway. I'm better than 99% of the students there, yet they wanted to put me at ninth grade. I'm just going to take college courses instead. The dumbest people on earth truly come from Coram, Middle Island, and definitely Gordon Heights, where being white will get you killed...literally....</p>