<p>Thank you all for you comments and for the private messages. Here are some of the things we have tried:</p>
<p>Sports - He has always participated in sports, but he is not very good and has often been the brunt of teasing by the team. A number of kids this spring took joy in informing him that he was the last player drafted for spring baseball. The fact that they knew this says quite a bit about the kind of town we live in.</p>
<p>Summer Camps - We tried a YMCA camp last summer and he lasted two nights before the teasing in the cabin overwhelmed him. </p>
<p>JROTC - We looked into this earlier this year; he was very interested and I thought that would be a great program for him, but his asthma is a medical disqualifier.</p>
<p>Private Schools - In Massachusetts, they are around 30k per year and that kind money is simply not an option.</p>
<p>Homeschooling - I work full-time and cannot leave work because the family needs the medical benefits.</p>
<p>Repeating the grade - Despite his size, he is already one of the older kids and I feel that being 15 in 8th grade is simply not an option.</p>
<p>New School - The town participates in school choice, so this may be our best shot.</p>