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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, thanks all. I will encourage my son to tell the band teacher that he has to miss the concert. This is not one of the major concerts and my son does not have a solo or anything. The band has had to perform without him before for other extenuating circumstances that are not worth getting into here and no one will be able to tell that he is missing. My son will be at the important events that were highlighted in the contract my son had to sign to join the band. My son is well rounded but I do not see a reason to push him to miss an important class for a concert. The band is not counting on him - they will be fine without him. And if all the students made the same choice as my son, then maybe the band teachers would have to adjust and that would not be a bad thing IMHO. That said, if my son wanted to go to the band performance and miss class, I would support that too.[/quote]

I posted before, and while I can't change your mind, I'm disappointed as a former band member that this is the choice that your son made.  Look, you are justifying to yourself and your son that his decisions is fine.  Oh, he doesn't have a solo, the band isn't counting on him, it's not that big of a concert.   And saying that if all the students made the same choice as your son maybe the band teacher would adjust - yeah maybe not.  Maybe it's out of their control - maybe the admin said the concert will be during block 3 and that's that.

Again, the spot that your son was in is not an easy one, but he is thinking about himself (missing 1 class) over others (the entire band) that he decided to join and be a part of.  Not why this one is bugging me so much.  Maybe just stick to AYSO in the future.  [/quote]

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