@wzg69g, neglecting to turn in homework one time is a tiny mistake. Continuing that pattern is not. Neglecting to follow exam instructions is not a tiny mistake. You seem unwilling to accept the fact that your son is not being punished. He is being held to appropriate standards for an AP class, and college classes will only have stricter standards even at the “softest” private school. Would you rather him learn now, in public high school, how to be adequately organized and approach rigorous standards, or do you prefer to have that lesson come at significantly more expense when he gets to college? In college if he doesn’t turn in assignments and doesn’t follow exam instructions he will face the same GPA consequences, and that will hurt him for grad school or job search. Please, stop saying he is being punished. He is not. If you think he can’t handle the rigorous course or school, then by all means move him to an easier high school and let him learn the tough lessons in college.