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Going to USA for 2/3 months

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Davlee46 · 15/07/2024 12:40

Hi first time using this and I wanted some help, ideas on me and my family going to USA for 2/3 months.
my son is year 7, i have a daughter in year 1 currently and a 3 month old.
was going to take a holiday to Disney world for 2/3 weeks and then just thought about staying there for a bit longer. Maybe home schooling for a bit and just try a different country out for a bit. I didn’t know if schools would look at this as holiday time and fine me or if I say we are home schooling for the time we are away. Or how any of it even works to be honest.
I wondered if there would be schools there they could go into for a short time?
Probably stuff I’ve missed out but I’ll do my best to update.
looking to go October to December this year.
thanks in advance

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mitogoshi · 23/07/2024 10:50

If your child is absent for more than 3 weeks they will be taken off the roll. Whether you can reenrol will depend on spaces being available and it can take a few weeks for the paperwork.

Honestly? This is a bad idea unless you actually want to homeschool properly, and have you even looked into the logistics of being in the USA car rental is now $$$? You can't enrol in school for a few weeks as you won't be residents.

If I was taking my kids out of school I would want to go somewhere for more exciting with genuine learning opportunities, se Asia perhaps, Sri Lanka, south America.

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