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[quote=Anonymous]We’ve always allowed DD14, now a freshman, to take “mental health days” on the school days before a break (before Thanksgiving, before Christmas, etc) because there often isn’t much happening on those days that she’d miss (no tests, no big assignments.) She’s finding that in high school, they reward showing up on such days. They have been given extra credit three times now (the Friday before Labor Day, the Friday after the end of the marking period which was that Thursday, and the half-day of parent teacher conferences.) She’s doing well in her classes, but every bit of extra credit helps! She’s already asking us if we will allow her to take the day off (next Tuesday) like usual, or if we will make her attend for the possible extra credit.

I’m torn. Is it time to buckle down? We (DH and myself) always take that week off, and in the past we get takeout for dinner on Monday night and start our break early, sleeping in on Tuesday. Of course, we could push this back until Tuesday night.

I also considered maybe we see what her grades look like that day, and decide then, does she need the extra credit (not much, +/- 10 points)? At the same time, 10 points can take you from a B+ to an A-.

I realize I’m WAY overthinking this. I’m just curious how we should handle this now that we are in the HS era. Thanks![/quote]

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