Missing school for academic enrichment - yea or nay?

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Anonymous wrote:It is not a reasonable request. It's disruptive to the classroom teacher to dismiss your child when they are still trying to wrap up class for the day for the other 22-25 children in the classroom.

There are only 15 kids in DD's class and they also have an aide, but I get what you are saying.

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Care to elaborate. I forgot to mention that the last 20 minutes of school is time for packing, cleaning, and getting in to their various pick up groups.

Most schools don't allow pickup within 20 or so minutes of the bell.

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I have picked up during this time before. Obviously not on a regular basis. I've never heard of it not being allowed... So if you have a kid's medical appointment, you'd have to pick them up extra early even though it's not necessary for the appointment?

Yes. So that you aren't getting in the way of regular dismissal. School gets out at the same time EVERY DAY. Plan your appointments as necessary. It's not that hard.

I guess we have a more flexible school. Kids have left near bell time a lot, since I can see them leaving while I am waiting to enter the lot.

Post on the private school forums then and see if you get a more favorable response.

[Anonymous]

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Care to elaborate. I forgot to mention that the last 20 minutes of school is time for packing, cleaning, and getting in to their various pick up groups.

Most schools don't allow pickup within 20 or so minutes of the bell.

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I have picked up during this time before. Obviously not on a regular basis. I've never heard of it not being allowed... So if you have a kid's medical appointment, you'd have to pick them up extra early even though it's not necessary for the appointment?

Yes. So that you aren't getting in the way of regular dismissal. School gets out at the same time EVERY DAY. Plan your appointments as necessary. It's not that hard.

I guess we have a more flexible school. Kids have left near bell time a lot, since I can see them leaving while I am waiting to enter the lot.

Post on the private school forums then and see if you get a more favorable response.

Why? This is for public school.

[Anonymous]

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Care to elaborate. I forgot to mention that the last 20 minutes of school is time for packing, cleaning, and getting in to their various pick up groups.

Most schools don't allow pickup within 20 or so minutes of the bell.

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I have picked up during this time before. Obviously not on a regular basis. I've never heard of it not being allowed... So if you have a kid's medical appointment, you'd have to pick them up extra early even though it's not necessary for the appointment?

Yes. So that you aren't getting in the way of regular dismissal. School gets out at the same time EVERY DAY. Plan your appointments as necessary. It's not that hard.

Lucky you, who has never had to schedule regular appointments for therapy or treatment. A parent takes what they can get and is happy to get something.

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Care to elaborate. I forgot to mention that the last 20 minutes of school is time for packing, cleaning, and getting in to their various pick up groups.

Most schools don't allow pickup within 20 or so minutes of the bell.

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I have picked up during this time before. Obviously not on a regular basis. I've never heard of it not being allowed... So if you have a kid's medical appointment, you'd have to pick them up extra early even though it's not necessary for the appointment?

NP. Our school has this rule. If you have an appointment around the time of the end of the school day, then you need to pick up a little earlier. Dismissal is chaotic, with lots of kids going to buses, cars, aftercare, walking home, etc.

[Anonymous]

Why don't you just ask if it would be a problem and explain the situation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you obviously want us to tell you that this is ok.

It is not.

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If the only time slot for the enrichment is too close to the end of the school day, so that you cannot make it from school pickup to the class, then she cannot take the class.

[Anonymous]

OP, talk with her teacher and see what the school thinks. People here don’t have the answer.

[Anonymous]

If it were something critical to the child's medical needs, then of course staff would bend over backwards to make it happen. But for an optional enrichment class? No. It won't be life ending for your child, but it will be extra work and frustration for the teacher for what amounts to an optional activity.

If you want to create your own schedule, home school. Else, follow the schedule.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you just ask if it would be a problem and explain the situation?

I’m very non-confrontational. If the consensus here is overwhelmingly that it’s unreasonable, then I don’t want to ask and put the teacher on the spot.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s fine. Just go ahead and do it and if it doesn’t work, don’t sign up for that class again.

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Anonymous wrote:Why don't you just ask if it would be a problem and explain the situation?

I’m very non-confrontational. If the consensus here is overwhelmingly that it’s unreasonable, then I don’t want to ask and put the teacher on the spot.

But even if DCUM said yes, it’s ok, you would still have to ask the teacher and they could still say no. So why not just ask?

[Anonymous]

The teacher won't say no. They can't. If you tell the school you are picking your child up 15 minutes early every day they will sign out your child 15 minutes early every day. That is your right.

The issue is whether it's appropriate to do so for a choice activity.

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Anonymous wrote:Why don't you just ask if it would be a problem and explain the situation?

I’m very non-confrontational. If the consensus here is overwhelmingly that it’s unreasonable, then I don’t want to ask and put the teacher on the spot.

But even if DCUM said yes, it’s ok, you would still have to ask the teacher and they could still say no. So why not just ask?

Because I WON’T ask if everyone here is telling me I’m crazy and entitled. If people are split or most think it’s reasonable enough to ask, then I will. Like I said, I am non-confrontational.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The teacher won't say no. They can't. If you tell the school you are picking your child up 15 minutes early every day they will sign out your child 15 minutes early every day. That is your right.

The issue is whether it's appropriate to do so for a choice activity.

I wouldn’t do it if DD wanted to miss for gymnastics. But this is for math enrichment once a week. Not what I consider acceleration either, just doing math at an appropriate level. State standard is actually a grade below state math standard in the DC area. So this is me trying to have her keep to a reasonably challenging math level.