Particular individuals who might never consider dropping out if they were in a different high school might decide to drop out if they attended a school where many boys and girls did so.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I dropped out of high school four times between the ages of 12 to 17.
High school dropout rates nationally - Not enough is being done on this issue.
I dropped out of school when I was 15 years old. I dropped out because I guess I wasn't getting anything out of my investment in the school.
I dropped out of high school three days into my senior year because I hated it because New York City public school is a mess. I certainly wasn't one for sitting in a classroom. Then I went off to college to North Carolina School of the Arts, then quit that after two years.
I studied in eight schools and did not get to be in a school for more than two years, as I was always requested to get out, even though I was not thrown out ever.
I went to an all-boys high school, and they accepted girls in only the two A.P. classes.
I ended up dropping out of high school at 16 and getting kicked out of my home. My parents told me, sadly, that because I was so disruptive to the rest of the household, that I could no longer live under their roof.
At 12 I dropped out of school but I had lost interest in it at a much earlier age. For me, school was very very stressful.
High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream.
I was a high-school dropout; I was a loner.