Ed-U-Ma-Kay-Shun

I'm so not fucking impressed.

Booger went down to the "alternative education" orientation this morning. The VP looks at his records, noted that he checked NO beside the boxes on the questions "Do you see a therapist, psychiatrist or probation officer", noticed that he was getting a 95 in math and asked the question I've been trying to ask from the beginning.

"Why are you here?!"

Booger's answer: 'Cause I'm sociable.

VP's response: So.. why are you HERE?!?

Nice to know they're taking a "great kid" who doesn't really get into trouble except the usual teen stuff (no drugs, no gangs, no violence.. just.. hangin' out) and putting him into a criminal environment to "Straighten him out."

If I didn't trust my son so much.. and know that I raised him to have a good head on his shoulders, I'd be worried.

When he called me to tell me of the afore-mentioned conversation, I said, "Don't make the same mistake at this place.. don't be as sociable..."

He said, "What do you mean?"

"Don't do what they do...""Oh. Oh... THAT!"

"... and wear a condom."

He gave me one of his great belly-laughs that I love... and said he had to go 'cause the bus was there.

I really have no worried that Booger will make it through this.. 'cause after all, he's *my* boy.. LOL But the principal of his highschool really dropped the ball on this one. Seriously not impressed.

Now I know why some animals eat their young...

So the Booger got himself "withdrawn" from school. Permanently. As in.. they've asked him to leave.. escorted him to the door.. and would prefer it if he doesn't set foot on their property ever again.

I know you're all wondering what he did that was so horribly bad that they would tell him to leave.. never to return. Set fire to the school, you ask? Tie the teacher down and beat her with bamboo sticks? Dump gelatin into the pool? No. None of those.

He wasn't working hard enough.

He wandered the school halls and hung out like it was a social club.

He skipped a few classes.

In short, he acted like any other teenager in high school.

The difference? He turned 18 in November, and if he's not taking school seriously, they don't have time for him.

I can understand that. I can totally see where they're coming from. And I agree.. to a point. BUT.. he's bringing home 100% on tests in his math class. He's trying to turn himself around and become a good student, but you don't go from being an imperfect student to a perfect student overnight. He is trying. Unfortunately, the school decided it was too little, too late.

He's fucked himself.

Which means it falls on us to try to unfuck him. Again. We have met with the principal and asked her to change her mind.. give the boy another chance.. but no go. There are options. He can take courses in "alternative education" schools. But FUCK!!!! is it frustrating.

We warned him time and time again.. and he didn't get it.. He's a smart kid.. brilliant, even. But like most smart kids, he tends to spend a lot of time with his head up his ass.

DAMMIT. Only 12 weeks left before graduation.. and this happens.

This is why kids are cute.. 'cause if they weren't.. you'd strangle them 'cause of the shit they get themselves into.