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[quote=Anonymous]In elementary school there were no issues and I didn't give it a second thought.  I don't think it was ever for a simple family vacation, but instead to accompany either me or my wife on a business trip to a country they'd never been.

Those trips pretty much stop(ped) once they reach(ed) middle school.  Missing days, even two in a row, really starts having big impacts in MS.  Also, that's when you encounter teachers who are less likely to be flexible in allowing the kid to make up work if it wasn't an excused absence (which personal travel is not).

You think there are a lot of sick kids in elementary school... wait until your kid gets to HS and kids are there "hiding" high fevers and barfing so they don't miss work/quizzes/tests.  It's almost become a bragging right to them.  "You only got a 90 on that test?  I got 100 with a fever of 102!"  It's sad that that's what it's come to, but I have one in HS who has a teacher who will give out harder & longer tests to those who miss on test day.  She does it as a way to prevent kids from skipping to study more (I did this several times when I was in HS), but what it creates is an atmosphere where kids with highly contagious things like the flu and stomach bugs show up for the test and spread their germs.  :roll:    [/quote]

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