Have you heard of Stony Brook (Boarding) School in NY?

I've never heard of the school, but i would really urge you to look into the complete situation. If you already have, good for you :) Try to figure out why he's skipping. Talk to his friends, his teachers, guidance counselor, etc. I'd REALLY suggest the friends bit. Sometimes kids just go through a major turmoil in their lives and straighten out on their own after a year or so. Sending him to a boarding school might cause the exact opposite reaction you're looking for. The computer part is, unfortunately, about right for that age range. Speaking as a teenager myself, teens tend to spend a LOT of time on the computer. My girlfriend and younger brother (about to turn 16 himself) are thoroughly addicted (Yes, technology can be as addicting as cocaine or tobacco. It's called media addiction.) If you, as his parent, think it's an excessive amount, I'd take the computer away (if it's a laptop) or password protect it (if it's a desktop or family computer.) Cut it out cold turkey. Of course, make it clear that no matter what the situation is, he HAS to go to school the entire day. No excuses for skipping school in the morning. Maybe get someone to drive him to school every morning and watch him enter the school? It might be too late in the year to enroll him, but maybe you can work a sort of deal out with him. If he stops the skipping and pulls himself together, you'll let him stay in public school (with his friends and at home.) If he keeps acting like he is, you'll send him to boarding school. (Or take away something he likes, like keeping him off the computer ALL summer, taking away his cell phone, etc.) believe me, those kinds of threats were MORE than enough to get my brother to get his grades back up.

No Have you heard of Reggie bush?

Yea

No, sorry.