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[quote=Anonymous][/quote]I think the short answer is no. They will not allow your child an excused absence for figure skating practice multiple times per week. Schedule her practice after school hours.[quote]

(former skater again):  The thing non-skaters don't understand is it's not that easy.  Figure skating practices are often scheduled at rinks for when hockey teams don't want the ice (middle of the day). You have to get in practice nearly daily, and with private coaches 3+ times a week during these times. Elite coaches often don't have slots later in the day or ice time is not available. The few sessions that occur outside of school are tough because everyone wants them.  So it's a tough position for this sport in particular, because you can only do it at an ice rink, which you have to drive to, and you are subjected to the times available to figure skating clubs (which are subservient to hockey).

If schools had skating teams (not saying they should), they would see the reailty of why this sport is slightly different from a scheduling perspective, than say swimming, tennis, softball or even gymnastics.

So bottom line, figure skaters do have a different set of circumstances than other sports, and it can be harder to work out schedules than other sports.  One could argue "tough luck, go to private or homeschool", but do you really want the sport to only be filled with wealthy kids with stay at home parents?  That would be unfortunate since the sport is already somewhat cost prohibitive...[/quote]

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