Of the three work release programs available, Dustin is one of six seniors interning, where students are excused from classes, but monitored regularly with site visits and reports. Interns are graded by employers. In the former, students are excused for one class to work. In the latter, the student can miss two periods, unlike interning in which the student is out for at least three periods. At West Central, roughly half the seniors are in a work study program.
Freshmen are exempt from work study programs.
This is a proven tool to benefit employers and students. It would hurt the student and the reputation of the school. In many regards, FTC is an extension of Dustin's economics class, his first class every morning. Even though he's an intern, Dustin is treated like one of FTC's six production workers. He's expected to do his job in finishing the wheels and shipping them in small batches to companies that assemble them in vehicles for the oil and agricultural industries.