My senior is skipping a lot of school...

[Anonymous]

My straight A kids generally got lax around mid May- so maybe a month of iffy attendance which is normal because they stop teaching to focus on SOLs and the seniors are really done and its questionable why they are there. I would not allow my kid to skip so much at this point, it's just personal discipline and her college will get the grades. If she is getting all As without going to school, that is another worrying trend from FCPS. Kids start to think they can skip and learn on their own and next thing you know you are in a competitive college environment where things are much harder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My straight A kids generally got lax around mid May- so maybe a month of iffy attendance which is normal because they stop teaching to focus on SOLs and the seniors are really done and its questionable why they are there. I would not allow my kid to skip so much at this point, it's just personal discipline and her college will get the grades. If she is getting all As without going to school, that is another worrying trend from FCPS. Kids start to think they can skip and learn on their own and next thing you know you are in a competitive college environment where things are much harder.

AP exams are early-mid May, so I agree not a lot is happening after that. But I think there would still be consequences for tons of unexcused absences. The kid can read a book if she’s bored.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child graduated last year and barely went to class all year.

Still graduated at the top of his class and ended up at a T20.

I could have cared less because most of the time spent in class was a huge waste of his time where he had finished his work and was forced to just sit there and stare at the walls (was not allowed to do work from other classes, was not allowed to get his phone out).

He used the time at home to do other productive projects, get his homework done, etc. Not a single person from the high school ever mentioned it to him or to us.

Not every kid needs to be in school 7 hours a day to accomplish what they need to accomplish.

This and if teachers aren't teaching and engaging with students you can understand it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You should probably talk to the guidance counselor and find out. My daughter had a girl in her advisory class pulled out by admin and told her that if more of her absences were not excused she would not graduate.

Also, what she’s telling you isn’t true. My kid is a good smart kid and he and all his friends go to school every day. And you can not participate in after school activities if you don’t attend during the day. At the very least don’t write excuses for your child. School is their job. They go. If it’s easy- great- write your first novel while you are sitting there or code an app.

I believe the above.

[Anonymous]

Did you get an attendance report card? I just found ours in my spam. Did it say anything about so much missed school?