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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD does a sport that doesn’t have many facilities so we drive pretty far to after-school practice.

This year her school changed the bell schedule to add 15 minutes for upper elementary and middle school. As crazy as it sounds, that extra 15 minutes will add 30-45 minutes to our drive time and she will be late to practice. She cannot make up the missed portion of practice or start practice late because supervised warm-ups are required for safety. So, no 15 minute early release=no team.

She’s currently at a prek-8 so when we applied to the school when she was 2, we didn’t know that she would become serious about the sport nor that the school schedule would change.

School is resisting early release and [b]suggesting that in future grades it will be impossible and disruptive.[/b] In hindsight, her school has never had kids who did equestrian sports/gymnastics/Nutcracker/figure skating or any of the kinds of activities that often require a modified schedule. I assume they go elsewhere after receiving similar pushback.

Her teammates come from all over and mostly attend publics and parish schools that are closer to the facility or have earlier release times. There is one girl from a very selective school but she is more advanced and it’s the kind of school that would respect niche excellence.

Can anyone suggest k-8 privates or other schools where you know kids are signed out early? Our public has a late elementary release so it’s not a great solution. A move is possible but not this year.[/quote]

Tell the school you are not worrying about future years right now. Deal with the issue you have in front of you-- the school changed the schedule last minute, and you are in a position where you cannot adjust due to the short time frame. I would just say you're picking up the kid early and they can deal with it. Next year you can think about moving, changing schools, etc but it's not possible now.

I would just push the issue. They created the problem so they are going to have to deal with your solution. The school using a "slippery slope" argument or talking about future years is not going to cut it. You need a solution for THIS YEAR. Don't let them twist it.[/quote]
+1 agree. Just pull the kid for now - if you are talking elementary school, it really doesn't matter at all. Then I would consider a move to public.[/quote]

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