[sammyg2]

First, chew him out bigtime, I'm betting you already did that.

Next, you have two choices:
comply with the public school nazis and go along with anything they can possibly dream up no matter how ridiculous and irrational ....
or check out the local private schools.

See lots of public school officials don't have a very good power/brains ratio. Too much power, not enough brains.
The power is too much for them to handle because they really don't have to answer to anyone except the school board, which is made up of even bigger idiots. So they can get away with almost anything they can dream up.

Private school officials have to answer to the parents AND the private school board, so they tend to act like real people.
But they can be expensive. If he's 16 you'd only have to pay for a couple years, he'd get a better edumacation, and chances are it'd help him get into a better university.
Something to consider.