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[quote=Anonymous]I have a what I suspect is a pretty obscure question but would appreciate perspectives from those who have dealt with this in the past.

My son is a rising 8th grader at Kilmer MS.  He took Algebra 1 in 7th grade and geometry over the summer to prepare to take Algebra 2 in 8th grade.  Yesterday I got an email from FCPS Online Campus that his counselor submitted a request for him to take Algebra 2 online.   That was surprising as we never requested anything, and wouldn't have, as he strongly prefers in-person instruction and would not have opted for an online class.  In addition, the email said online classes come with once-a-week in person class in the evening - and the thing is that his evenings are pretty much already booked with other extracurriculars.

In short, it is an unwelcome development, and doubly so because it came without warning.

I wrote an email to the counselor and MS director requesting an explanation and reiterating my expectation that he takes his classes in person during school hours.

From informal conversations with his friends who took summer geometry, it *seems* that the school is doing it because there are too few kids who qualified for Algebra 2 to arrange a face to face class.

Have you dealt with this before? What are the options here? Can we ask for him to take Algebra 2 in person in another middle school?  This is all a bit close to the school start to really figure out a plan..

What are your thoughts?  Thank you in advance. [/quote]

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