I guess I've been unclear in my posts, sorry.

Yes, he can be homeschooled ... that is essentially what free online public school is. You do your work at home via the internet. He is enrolled in this and can start in the fall. It will take him the typical nine month school year to finish his classes. He is committed to doing this, but not wild about the time frame.

He asked me about diploma by mail correspondence course, however, because my nephew just did this in Utah, and finished in about 1/3 the time it would have taken him in a regular school setting.

I was just asking if anyone had gotten a diploma by mail correspondence course, and how that worked for them.

Either way, he will be doing high school courses this fall, whether via internet or mail, and he will receive a diploma. That's not the issue. I was just wondering about mail vs. online.

Sorry to be unclear.