Levi Johnston is no dropout, Palin says

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says her future son-in-law is not a high school dropout as the media are reporting.

The former Republican vice presidential candidate told The Associated Press on Wednesday that 18-year-old Levi Johnston is enrolled in high school through a correspondence program.

Palin said some media outlets are also erroneously reporting that her 18-year-old daughter, Bristol, is a high school dropout. The governor said her daughter is enrolled in regular high school and has also taken correspondence courses.

The AP has reported that Johnston dropped out of high school to work on the North Slope oil fields. The wire service hasn't mentioned Bristol Palin's status.

Bristol Palin and Johnston are the parents of Sarah Palin's first grandchild, who was born Saturday.