Driver's License

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Judy,

was unable to take driver's ed at school because of days

missed. The state only requires the school districts to provide the

classroom part of the class for graduation. The behind the wheel is

where we ran into problems. Due to the fact that our school is so

overcrowded, there were just no available times to make up missed

times (made harder by the fact that Jess only goes half a day). So

although they would forgive on the classroom part, on the behind the

wheel part they couldn't forgive and Jess wouldn't give up skating

time to try and make it work for make-up times. We were pretty sure

it wasn't going to work anyways. So to make a long story short,

Jess just asked everyone for money for Christmas and her birthday

and used it to pay for private driving school. She has had to be

patient - she still does not have her license and she just turned

17. It is hard to schedule the lessons even with the private school

due to her skating schedule and being sick so much. She has one

more lesson left. As for homebound tutoring, I believe that all

states require school districts to provide it. Depending on the

state, the hours of tutoring vs. the hours missed varies. In our

state it is minimal so we don't even bother. Luckily, is

very responsible and school comes easily to her. As long as I get

her assignments from school and she stays in e-mail contact with her

teachers, she is able to figure out her work o.k. I don't know what

I would do if it was my son...he is much less motivated! I hope

some of this helps!

Kim, mom to , CVID

[Guest guest]

You might check with your local office but here in texas you have a

parent taught drivers ed that only costs $20 per child. I am going to

check into that with my twins and get it started so they can get their

permit when they turn 15.

cassie

kaclight1 wrote:

> Judy,

>

> was unable to take driver's ed at school because of days

> missed. The state only requires the school districts to provide the

> classroom part of the class for graduation. The behind the wheel is

> where we ran into problems. Due to the fact that our school is so

> overcrowded, there were just no available times to make up missed

> times (made harder by the fact that Jess only goes half a day). So

> although they would forgive on the classroom part, on the behind the

> wheel part they couldn't forgive and Jess wouldn't give up skating

> time to try and make it work for make-up times. We were pretty sure

> it wasn't going to work anyways. So to make a long story short,

> Jess just asked everyone for money for Christmas and her birthday

> and used it to pay for private driving school. She has had to be

> patient - she still does not have her license and she just turned

> 17. It is hard to schedule the lessons even with the private school

> due to her skating schedule and being sick so much. She has one

> more lesson left. As for homebound tutoring, I believe that all

> states require school districts to provide it. Depending on the

> state, the hours of tutoring vs. the hours missed varies. In our

> state it is minimal so we don't even bother. Luckily, is

> very responsible and school comes easily to her. As long as I get

> her assignments from school and she stays in e-mail contact with her

> teachers, she is able to figure out her work o.k. I don't know what

> I would do if it was my son...he is much less motivated! I hope

> some of this helps!

>

> Kim, mom to , CVID

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