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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It was a big deal in elementary. Maybe your child wasn't affected but other children and the teachers were.

You can go on vacation when school is on break.[/quote]

You sound like a bitter sad person. How would it affect any other kids?[/quote]

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/03/29/us/chronic-absences.html

It affects teachers, then the classroom community, and the culture. You all are obviously not alone .. almost everyone is starting to view school as optional. But, it's a vicious cycle because parents skip school, thinking school quality and culture suck anyway, and school quality and culture suffer when school is treated as optional.

I'm neither bitter, nor sad. I don't even think I'm a tool. It's just a real crisis that won't change anytime soon and that DOES seem sad to me.[/quote]

lol. You think after they closed elementary schools for 18 months in DC, I worried a single second about pulling my elementary school kid for a trip? lolololol. Covid closures taught me that yes, being in school in functionally optional for elementary. MS is different in that keeping up with classwork is more important, but I sure did pull my 6th grader for 2 days for a Disney trip with zero qualms!

ES parents: pull your kids for that cruise or Disney fall trip! Seriously just do it. [/quote]

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