after my first day, featuring broiled bananas, i petitioned the school board with the help of my mother. at 14yrs of age i was cooking, cleaning and all laundry chores for a family of seven (mine) and made my own clothes. my scholastic focus was college prep and making aprons were not in my game plan. so, i petitioned and won but they still wouldn't let me graduate early like they do now, even tho i had more than enough credits. time progresses onward and so does the school system and my son was allowed to graduate his junior year with a 4.9 cumulative grade point average. i was ready to battle the schools again if needed ..i didn't want him to have to deal with what i had.