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My daughter’s class is doing a non-educational, all-day field trip to a place we aren’t thrilled about. We asked if we can just keep her home for the day instead, since all the other kids are getting an excused absence for this trip.

Not only did the school deny our request for an excused absence, they also informed us that if she missed one more day of school this year, it puts her over a threshold and she would need to attend summer school.

My daughter is a straight A student and a president in the student body.

#BrokenIncentives #GovernmentEducation

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Marks 1y ago

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Cindy 1y ago

Have you considered homeschooling?

Marks 1y ago

It’s a regular discussion at our house. We enumerate all the benefits and think how great it could be. But also, our kids are active in school sports and we also do like much of the socialization they get. I know both of those may be remedied in a homeschooling solution, but there are always trade offs.

I’ll be bringing the topic up again at our next too-late-in-the-evening bedtime conversation.

Cindy 1y ago

We switched from public to private school and that helped us (well, our daughter)

Marks 1y ago

Glad to hear that helped. That option is in the mix.

Ian 1y ago

This is so infuriating but expected at this point. There is no way I am subjecting my child to any of that nonsense