Primary & Secondary Education - 2 Answers
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Anyone can go to a public school.
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If he is classified as an international student, and is here on a certain type of visa, he may be eligible to attend one year only of public high school. That is the maximum allowed for some classifications. Also, he would have to pay the full cost of education to the public school, that is federal law and cannot be waived. The amount depends on the state, but states like NY and NJ it would likely be $15,000+, other states should be less. Also, just because the law allows an international student with the correct visas to attend public school does not mean the school must allow them to attend. Very often the school will not admit these students, too much red tape and hassle, and especially if they are not living with their parents. There were too many helicopter kids, kids (often Asian) who were dropped off with "family friends or guardians", who were really people paid to say they were guardians. These kids got into trouble because they were basically living unsupervised on their own, and the schools had to get involved. That is why many public schools will not take international students who do not live with their parent, and very few private schools will anymore. The best thing your friend can do is to speak to his parent and find out the type of visa and look up the laws regarding it. Good luck!
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