No one who attends this high school will being forced to take these classes. All this will do is add extra curriculum and programs to the school.

To #9, if you really go to Aberdeen, you would know better that to state that the kids don't have a choice. Kids from all over the county apply to be accepted into the science and math academy at that school. They take more focused classes, along with their normal classes like english, gym, etc. The homeland security program will probably work the same way. From their website:

"In the fall of 2007, a select group of Joppatowne High School sophomores will enter the first course in this program."