Summer school

[kellifer]

So, any and all assistance appreciated from my US counterparts... I have some specific questions about Summer School for a story that's been rolling around in my head for a little while. Since I'm is Aus and we don't really have it here... there's some things I don't know...

1. When does it run? Is it a specific time or is it up to the region/school (both the months and the hours - is it a 9-3 thing?).

2. Do you go for one subject/multiple/only the ones you need to make up (and on that...)

3. Is it likely to go if you've missed enough school through the year that you would fail otherwise?

4. Can you go to any summer school (not just the one run by the school you've just attended)?

Comments

[live-momma.livejournal.com]

4) My district has just one "summer school" for all the schools in the district. I think they bus the kids from all parts of the city.

There are probably other alternatives (e.g., you could make arrangements to take correspondence classes or classes at a local community college), but generally speaking the kids attending summer school aren't the most motivated kids, which is why they're in summer school, and most parents aren't even aware that they have options when it comes to their kids' education beyond the generic "public or private".

Oh, and some districts may offer home-bound education through cyber charters or visiting teachers.

[kellifer-fic.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Do they run the usual school buses or is it more private companies doing it during the summer?

[live-momma.livejournal.com]

Not really sure what kind of buses they use. They would be either regular school buses or public buses, not a private entity, though.