Friends isn't really the problem. I've made several friends already. The main problem is the program. It makes it almost impossible to communicate with my friends outside of school. One strict rule is that I pretty much HAVE to get on the bus. No exceptions, unless we set up some sort of pre-planned arrangement. Like, when we had Midterms, a few of my friends invited me to come over to one of their houses with them. He usually walks from school, as he lives right down the street. I called my parents and they said it would be fine- However, my resource room teacher (one of the perks of being in that program is I get a free period last period), who's in charge of the program, said I wasn't allowed to go. =/
If I wanted to go, I needed a written notice at least a day beforehand, a parent or guardian of the person's place I am going to needs to pick me up, blah, blah blah. Elementary School stuff, pretty much.
Yeah- for some reason my Private School didn't administer the regents exam for the course, the year that most people my grade would do it. ...So I have to repeat the entire course this year. Which means I'll have to do two next year if I want to catch up before I graduate. It also means I may have to skip out on an elective, which is kind of dull, as I was really looking forward to maybe trying the Forensics or Architect/Engineering classes.
In a somewhat-related note, I also recently discovered my birthday is Regents Week. >_>
Hope I don't have any tests that actual day. *Sigh*
