Can I move out at 18 and enroll myself in a high school? (county, public schools)
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I'm 18 and want to move to a different state for my senior year. I've been saving up money for the past 2 years so financially it won't be a problem. Can I do this?
Yes, at 18, even kids living with their parents have to sign forms, etc. for school. The real question is do you really have enough saved to support yourself for that time??
Yes, at 18, even kids living with their parents have to sign forms, etc. for school. The real question is do you really have enough saved to support yourself for that time??
Not in all places. At all four of my high schools, once you reached 18 you had no extra freedom in regards to school. You signed nothing, your parent or guardian had to sign permission slips for everything, your parent or guardian had to excuse every absence.
Not in all places. At all four of my high schools, once you reached 18 you had no extra freedom in regards to school. You signed nothing, your parent or guardian had to sign permission slips for everything, your parent or guardian had to excuse every absence.
If you are living on your own and are 18 or over, the high school has no say in this.
In Florida you need a legal document saying that you are "emancipated" from your parents/guardians and then there is no problem. I have had a few of them in my long career teaching. GOOD LUCK to you!!!
At the age of 18 can you enroll yourself in a high school in polk county florida?
Call the district office in order to make sure you get the correct answer. Someone there will be able to help you and you don't have to give your name. Just Google "Polk County Flordia public schools" and that should lead you to a contact number at central office and they'll send you to the right person from there.
In Florida you need a legal document saying that you are "emancipated" from your parents/guardians and then there is no problem. I have had a few of them in my long career teaching. GOOD LUCK to you!!!
I think that this is generally true everyplace. If you are legally an emancipated minor, meaning you receive no support from your parents whatsoever, then you are just an 18-year-old who wants to go to school where you live, and you can proceed to do so.
But becoming emancipated is not an easy or simple process, from what I undertand. It usually involves parents who are incredibly abusive, or both in jail long-term, the ability of the minor to be self-supporting, and the lack of any other family member to assume legal guardianship (though at 18 these last two may vary in differnt states.)
I'm not a lawyer, but without that formality of emancipation, I'd think that high school in another state at a public school would prove difficult because the presumption would be that you live with your parents in their hometown and should be in school there, or pay tution in the new out-of-state school district, if they allow it.
But what are your reasons for wanting to do one year of high school somewhere else? If you're chaisng a boy/girl friend who has moved away, don't do it. Just don't. But if you're fleeing seriously abusive parents or have a more pressing need to get away, that's something else altogether and may be you can find help for it where you are.
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