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> But you have no power to extract yourself from that environment unless your parents are willing to send you to private school or move. Most states in the US
by PragmaticPulp 5y ago
> But you have no power to extract yourself from that environment unless your parents are willing to send you to private school or move.
Most states in the US allow students to drop out of high school without parental consent at the age of 16.
It's also not uncommon for parents to home school their children through high school.
The alternatives exist. People do choose the alternatives. They're just not as glamorous as they sound once you consider the consequences. I recall the home schooled kids I knew to be deeply unhappy about being separated from the structure and social circles that the rest of us enjoyed.