Daniela, no one is given a gun until they are well trained in discipline and following orders. If they can’t “mentch” out in the army, they don’t walk away with deadly weapons!!!!
Please use some common sense here.
SMC, the point is, right now, the main influence right now is from his friends!!! And these friends do NOT care about their education, health, welfare, safety or future. Going back to school, even a secular school, would give him an opportunity to focus on goals and values, get an education and look towards the future. It will give him a “seder hayom”, structure and a sense of discipline that he is currently missing. If you weight the pros and cons of a secular or moder school and what he is doing right now and where he is heading right now, the choice is obvious.