High Schooler has to miss last 2 weeks of school... is that possible?

[Anonymous]

My DD will be interning this summer and unfortunately the company starts their program 2 weeks before school ends. DD is in 10th grade, I think last week might be ok to miss... but I am not sure what to do about the week before... she probably will have a lot of quarterly assessments and such going on! Is it possible to do stuff online (like kids do when they have to stay home for covid?)

[Anonymous]

She’ll miss finals. It’s really not ok. Sounds like it’s an internship geared for college not HS students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She’ll miss finals. It’s really not ok. Sounds like it’s an internship geared for college not HS students.

+1. They are not going to accommodate her with virtual…that’s nuts.

[Anonymous]

Depends if she is college bound or not. If it's a vocational internship and she's not college bound then it's probably fine. If she is college bound it could affect her grades. You need to talk to the school about it.

[Anonymous]

This is a question for the school. She will likely have to complete all the projects on her own, while beginning the internship.

[Anonymous]

Call her counselor. Some school might accomodate for a prestigious and educational experience. No finals anymore anyways either right? Any APs will be finished.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She’ll miss finals. It’s really not ok. Sounds like it’s an internship geared for college not HS students.

What are finals? Never heard of finals before..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She’ll miss finals. It’s really not ok. Sounds like it’s an internship geared for college not HS students.

What are finals? Never heard of finals before..

The exams at the end of the year that are worth a large portion of a high school
student’s grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She’ll miss finals. It’s really not ok. Sounds like it’s an internship geared for college not HS students.

What are finals? Never heard of finals before..

The exams at the end of the year that are worth a large portion of a high school
student’s grade.

Except MCPS got rid of them. If HS students can travel abroad for three weeks during the holidays we, your daughter can do her internship.

[Anonymous]

We are not the ones to ask. Reach out to the school, explain the situation, and say that DD (and you guys) will do whatever necessary to make it work. This could involve taking some exams early and turning papers or other projects in advance.

The may also put other restrictions around absences. If you ask for special dispensation for this and they work with you, and then you also decide she "needs" to miss an extra 4 days of school for your spring vacation, they are not going to be happy and might withdraw the deal. They might make a special exception, but if you behave as though the rules suddenly don't apply to you and abuse it, they will not be pleased.

If she is a student in good standing and no behavioral issues, and the internship has educational value, they'll probably work with you. I have known families that pulled kids from school for trips down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, to participate in a professional-level opportunity in an extra-curricular (a ridiculously skilled HS musician who was invited to perform with a pretty well regarded orchestra), and for work opportunities that had a lot of academic value (in one case, I know the student was asked to turn in a project that reflected what he learned during that opportunity, but that was a longer absence than two weeks).

And you also have to make it administratively easy on them. They have to report absences to the school district. Provide any documentation they ask for, respond promptly to everything, jump through all their hoops. If you drag your feet, they can always just say "no, she can't advance a grade unless she's there during these weeks." And then you're screwed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are not the ones to ask. Reach out to the school, explain the situation, and say that DD (and you guys) will do whatever necessary to make it work. This could involve taking some exams early and turning papers or other projects in advance.

The may also put other restrictions around absences. If you ask for special dispensation for this and they work with you, and then you also decide she "needs" to miss an extra 4 days of school for your spring vacation, they are not going to be happy and might withdraw the deal. They might make a special exception, but if you behave as though the rules suddenly don't apply to you and abuse it, they will not be pleased.

If she is a student in good standing and no behavioral issues, and the internship has educational value, they'll probably work with you. I have known families that pulled kids from school for trips down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, to participate in a professional-level opportunity in an extra-curricular (a ridiculously skilled HS musician who was invited to perform with a pretty well regarded orchestra), and for work opportunities that had a lot of academic value (in one case, I know the student was asked to turn in a project that reflected what he learned during that opportunity, but that was a longer absence than two weeks).

And you also have to make it administratively easy on them. They have to report absences to the school district. Provide any documentation they ask for, respond promptly to everything, jump through all their hoops. If you drag your feet, they can always just say "no, she can't advance a grade unless she's there during these weeks." And then you're screwed.

No one repeats a year of school over the last two weeks. Their goal is to get everyone through any which way they can. I am sure it will be worked out. There may be some annoyed teachers but almost no one repeats a year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She’ll miss finals. It’s really not ok. Sounds like it’s an internship geared for college not HS students.

What are finals? Never heard of finals before..

Lol wut

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are not the ones to ask. Reach out to the school, explain the situation, and say that DD (and you guys) will do whatever necessary to make it work. This could involve taking some exams early and turning papers or other projects in advance.

The may also put other restrictions around absences. If you ask for special dispensation for this and they work with you, and then you also decide she "needs" to miss an extra 4 days of school for your spring vacation, they are not going to be happy and might withdraw the deal. They might make a special exception, but if you behave as though the rules suddenly don't apply to you and abuse it, they will not be pleased.

If she is a student in good standing and no behavioral issues, and the internship has educational value, they'll probably work with you. I have known families that pulled kids from school for trips down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, to participate in a professional-level opportunity in an extra-curricular (a ridiculously skilled HS musician who was invited to perform with a pretty well regarded orchestra), and for work opportunities that had a lot of academic value (in one case, I know the student was asked to turn in a project that reflected what he learned during that opportunity, but that was a longer absence than two weeks).

And you also have to make it administratively easy on them. They have to report absences to the school district. Provide any documentation they ask for, respond promptly to everything, jump through all their hoops. If you drag your feet, they can always just say "no, she can't advance a grade unless she's there during these weeks." And then you're screwed.

No one repeats a year of school over the last two weeks. Their goal is to get everyone through any which way they can. I am sure it will be worked out. There may be some annoyed teachers but almost no one repeats a year.

I thought you were automatically held back if you miss too much school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are not the ones to ask. Reach out to the school, explain the situation, and say that DD (and you guys) will do whatever necessary to make it work. This could involve taking some exams early and turning papers or other projects in advance.

The may also put other restrictions around absences. If you ask for special dispensation for this and they work with you, and then you also decide she "needs" to miss an extra 4 days of school for your spring vacation, they are not going to be happy and might withdraw the deal. They might make a special exception, but if you behave as though the rules suddenly don't apply to you and abuse it, they will not be pleased.

If she is a student in good standing and no behavioral issues, and the internship has educational value, they'll probably work with you. I have known families that pulled kids from school for trips down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, to participate in a professional-level opportunity in an extra-curricular (a ridiculously skilled HS musician who was invited to perform with a pretty well regarded orchestra), and for work opportunities that had a lot of academic value (in one case, I know the student was asked to turn in a project that reflected what he learned during that opportunity, but that was a longer absence than two weeks).

And you also have to make it administratively easy on them. They have to report absences to the school district. Provide any documentation they ask for, respond promptly to everything, jump through all their hoops. If you drag your feet, they can always just say "no, she can't advance a grade unless she's there during these weeks." And then you're screwed.

No one repeats a year of school over the last two weeks. Their goal is to get everyone through any which way they can. I am sure it will be worked out. There may be some annoyed teachers but almost no one repeats a year.

I thought you were automatically held back if you miss too much school.

There is no such thing as being held back in HS. Attendance may affect your grades and if it’s really bad you might not get credit in all classes. But with HS, it’s all about getting enough credits to graduate not attendance.

OP, you really need to work with your counselor and maybe your principal. It might be possible. I’d approach them at the beginning of second semester to see what they will do for you but planning probably can’t happen until start of fourth quarter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She’ll miss finals. It’s really not ok. Sounds like it’s an internship geared for college not HS students.

To the posters agreeing with this, please don't post on an MCPS thread if you don't even know there are no finals!

OP, we had visa issues two years ago and had to leave the country for the last 2 weeks of 10th grade. Everyone was very sympathetic, some teachers gave my son bundles of work in advance, to do as he could during his time away. He handed in all his work on Google Classroom, and was not penalized for things he missed. But this was during the pandemic (which is why the visa issues happened in the first place), and I think everyone was exceptionally lenient because of that weird time. Maybe they wouldn't be so lenient now?

The best thing you can do is be honest and ask the counselor in advance. See what they say.