Homeschool vs. crappy Ohio schools
My husband is determined that I homeschool them. I have concerns about my capabilities to get them to college, and serious financial concerns. The public schools in our area just have such low scores, and drugs and potential for violence scare me. Especially with my son’s history of involvement with the schools sending him to psych. He has done so well in more sensory friendly environments, and homeschool day programs.
I also have multiple chronic illnesses, and am just so tired. They are doing well academically. None of us have social skills, so that’s a non-issue either way (ha!).
The person who is most certain about homeschooling is your husband, but he’s not the one who will be doing it. And you have health problems which will put your kids in the difficult situation of having their education determined by how you’re feeling on a given day. That’s too tough on everyone.
It sounds like you’re in a terrible school district and you don’t want to spend the money to move to a better district. Because the cost of living in a bad school district is that you have to homeschool. That seems like a pretty high cost. Who will teach high school math and science? Kids cannot learn these subjects independently, online, etc. They need someone to actually teach the subjects to them.
i recommend that you move to a city with good schools: Cincinnati, Solon, Bexley. There are cities all over the state that have a great high school tucked away. I’m sure a move feels daunting to you, but that’s only because you would have to do it right now, and you do not have to do the heavy lifting of homeschooling right now. So it’s hard to decide to do the thing that is hardest right now, but down the line it’ll be way easier for you.
Also, it’s likely that those school districts will be more equipped to help your son, and there will be more lawyers who work with parents to threaten a lawsuit. In situations like the one you have with your son, you need to have a lawyer threaten to sue the district before they’ll actually do what they are supposed to be doing to follow the law. But in a good school district they are accustomed to parents suing so their bar is higher for everyone.
I hope this helps.
Penelope