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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid will be chronically absent after Monday, when he misses one day for travel. All others were illness (including covid) plus one other travel day. Will we get a letter?[/quote]

We got a letter for my 6 year old this fall for missing 6 days of school (for 2 different bouts of illness- bronchitis, pneumonia). That apparently equated to 10% of school days missed? And my kid is generally healthy- I can’t imagine how children with chronic health issues will manage if there is any eventual enforcement of this “policy.” At a minimum, there needs to be a differentiation between absences for a documented medical reason vs elective absences.[/quote]

This. My kid is chronically absent due to a medical condition that prevents them from being in the building anywhere near full time. And doesn’t have the energy to do VA which is just as exhausting We ran out of IIS so he’s just absent.

I’d unenroll to homeschool but [b]don’t want to give up on the idea of an education. [/b]

There aren’t good options for kids like mine. So, we miss school.  [/quote]

Wow, PP...

I homeschooled four kids.  One has finished a BA and a Masters in Political Science; one just graduated last year from a T15 and is working in Finance on Wall Street; one is a Senior in college with a 3.9 applying to grad schools and one is a freshman in college with a 4.0 in Math and Finance.  Maybe curb your stereotypes.[/quote]

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