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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are a member of that pool and I have a child at that school. It is extremely exclusive and unfair to host that pool party. The pta at that school has a lot of parents who are also active on the board at our pool. I’m still not sure if we can/will attend the event for various reasons.

However, I doubt all the teachers will be there, so even if a kid goes they might not get to meet their teacher. They’ll just get a popsicle.

And there’s an open house the Friday before school at the school where all kids can meet their teachers, and that’s also unfair because my kid can’t attend at that time due to the fact that I have a meeting at that time and my dh will be out of town.

I don’t think either event will make or break a child’s relationship with their teacher or affect their school year. 
Life isn’t fair and that’s something we all have to teach our children. [/quote]

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Thanks for your comments.  I agree that sometimes things are just unfair, and agree that it won't make or break a kid's year.

I do find it pretty strange though that this event would be supported by faculty/staff, when the Principal makes a huge deal of trying to be inclusive.  There is always much discussion on how Barnsley has so many different types of students (HOH/GTLD/CES/ESOL), and how it's so important to consider that.  Barnsley doesn't celebrate Halloween during school hours due to not wanting to exclude students.  The field trips are deliberately keep pretty basic so that students don't get excluded.

Yet, the school is holding an event at a private Swim Club that maybe 50% of the families belong to?  I don't even know if it's 50%, but I'd be fairly certain that a good portion of the student body can't afford the dues.

I didn't want to say whether or not I'm a member, but I will say that I won't be attending this event.  I won't be contacting the principal because I've heard that he's not very responsive.  And, we're somewhat new to the school.  I don't want my kid being targeted over something like this.

I'll just pray for rain, so the whole event fizzles out on its own.

Also appreciate the comments from others.  Good to hear various perspective.  [/quote]

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