I am a high school senior, and I regret withdrawing from my local high school to an online one.
I have a mental illness, and due to that I missed a lot of school. I was failing all my classes. I am usually a good student–have been accepted into college. So I withdrew from my local high school because I felt I wasn’t getting the support I needed, I felt more like a truant misbehaving student than one who really needed help. Some teachers question my validity due to not having a doctors note every time because to be completely honest if I can’t even go to school will I really be able to go to the doctor as well? They know my condition because I have been dealing with this all of high school, and have been on medication and have been going to the same doctor. I’m not sure what gives teachers the right to talk behind my back. Anyway, you are probably wondering why I would want to go back to this school. I know everyone means well, but the stigma around mental health is really discouraging. I want to be able to experience the last three months of high school and graduate with my peers.
I have already talked to the school and they said we will meet to discuss. I only need one more credit to graduate which is government. I was in AP gov at the local high school for the majority of first semester and was doing fairly well until my absences.
Currently I am taking Precalc and English with a online school that is aproved by VA so the transfer of credits hopefully will not be a problem. I want finish these two courses with the online school, and then transfer back to my old high school. There is only about three months left in the year. I am not asking if it’s possible, because I know it is. My question is will I graduate on time (which I know you don’t know the answer to, but any advice is much appreciated). I am sorry for rambling on and I am definitely not looking for sympathy and I do not mean to sound like I am blaming the school for my own condition. I would love to talk to someone who has experience transferring schools in their senior year. Thanks for reading.