We pulled our younger son out of the local school abruptly when he got admitted to a gifted charter last minute. I just tell people my son goes to a charter school.
I was prepared for people to question it, but they really didn't. No doubt this is largely due to his only being at the "regular" school for a few days. In our area it's not uncommon for people to switch it up a bit. Where I grew up it would have been extremely unusual for anyone to leave the local public for a reason other than a family move.
Nobody has actually asked "why?" They've asked where he goes to school, but it hasn't been questioned. I was prepared to say the reason was because the gifted school goes through eighth grade, but I never got a chance to use it! Is there any neutral reason you could give? Do people recognize the name of the school?
