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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We just received a form letter from DCPS/Ferebee informing us that our child was absent from 124 days of PK3 last year and reminding us of the attendance policy. Truly amazing. We were never offered an in person slot, not even a CARES classroom slot. We stopped attending virtual school after weeks of discussion with the teacher, para, sped teacher, and the family mental health counselor discussing our options. Our kid was having literal meltdowns daily when trying to log into virtual school and clearly just having an intensely negative reaction. We tried for months to make it work, I rearranged my entire work schedule to accommodate it, we worked so hard at it.

The only reason we didn't unenroll is that on the off chance we were offered an in person spot, we would have taken it in a heartbeat. We wound up paying for a part-time PK program in the spring just to get her in some kind of social group learning setting, but it was only 9 hours a week (it was what we could find and afford) and if we'd gotten something from DCPS we would have said yes instantly. Our school only invited back around 60 students across all grades, even in Term 4 and we were not in the group.

The letter does mention that they understand "last year had it's challenges." I don't know whether to laugh or cry. I know this is all they can do to us about this because PK is optional in DC, but it's still just comical.

Anyway, looking forward to the first day of PK4 next week (at a different school) and I hope my kid actually gets to attend public school this year with some regularity. What a joke.[/quote]

Sooooo, it sounds like you erroneously kept your kid enrolled, didn’t follow rules, and didn’t have your kid attend classes where you erroneously kept them enrolled. Shame on you. [b]You deserve that and a visit by CPS. [/b]🙄[/quote]

Lolz wut?[/quote]

It’s DC law for truancy, so yes, it supports a report to CPS. One was undoubtedly made because it is required. But likely because it is Pre-K, they won’t do anything. If it happens in K, it’ll be a mandatory visit[/quote]

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