my son wants to attend a vocational hs - but we're struggling to find voc high schools

My initial thought is that these high school programs were fazed out when the for profit community/professional colleges started to emerge.
You can’t give a kid a job out of a votech high school when he has to graduate from a certified (for profit) post high school program.
The people that run the programs make sure you have to have their certification before you can get a job.

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move to New Hampshire

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Well that seems a bit extreme on the surface.

Fireworks stands are always looking to hire assistant managers

Leave Louisiana if you can and head north.

You want to move across the country so your son can be a welder? Moving out of Louisiana is always a good idea but damn, find something better than welding.

You’re going to move across the country so you kid can learn welding in high school? There must be some other info you haven’t included.

I know Walker HS and Holden HS in da LP have decent programs for shite like welding and EMT... and there's a welding school in Walker

I think there are dual enrollment programs now where he can take classes at the local votech college while in HS. But honestly I would see if a local handy man needs a helper. That will get him exposure to carpenter, HVAC, electrical, and plumbing. Then next year he can work at a small engine shop. When he’s older, he can work at a fabrication shop. That should cover most of the trades. Then he can make an informed decision of what he would like to do and work toward more formal training.

Tons of high schools in Louisiana offer welding classes through their local votech. Tons of schools in LA also offer Ag. This wasn’t researched very well was it?