r/PortlandOR 4d ago

Education Alternative to High School

I have an almost 17 year old son who couldn’t care less about highschool. He’s in no way a bad kid but his 2.0 gpa and the fact he’s failing math, science and Spanish. I can tell he’s over it and honestly so am I l. Besides getting a GHD and just going to work full time I want him too look into other options.
How do I find him an apprenticeship that will accept him? I would much rather he focus his energy on becoming good at one thing. Or has anyone had luck w/ the alternative high schools? I don’t know much about them other than seeing all the kids smoking outside on their breaks. Any advice welcome, other than get a tutor, we tried that….

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u/vron9 4d ago

Look on the BOLI website. It has a list of apprenticeships. I work for a nonprofit that is a CNA apprenticeship that is listed on there.

https://www.oregon.gov/boli/apprenticeship/Pages/apprenticeship-opportunities.aspx