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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 9 year old DD's class has jut started their annual swimming unit in PE. The whole PE period is about 40 minutes. My DD has long, thick hair and it is quite uncomfortable for her to change into her swim suit, swim in the water (which is really quite cold) and get dried off (especially her hair) within this time period. She always says she doesn't have time to get dried off properly and is uncomfortable for the rest of the day. We swim a lot, including doing laps and practicing strokes, outside of school so I really don't see much of a benefit to her participating in the swimming at school. I let the school know, and both the classroom and PE teacher seemed less than pleased. [b]Her PE grade will be lowered, which I don't care a lot about, but am just wondering if I am being unreasonable.[/b] [/quote]

Even if you are being unreasonable, I wouldn't look to DCUM for validation. If you feel avoiding swim class is the best solution, then go for it and be confident in your decision.

My own 2 cents is that it is good for kids to learn to make do in this type of situation (it is not life-threatening, emotionally damaging, etc. Personally, I hated (HATED) this type of class in school in later elementary years and high school ... I loved sports but hated sitting sweaty in my clothes for the rest of the day. It sucked, but I got really good exercise, learned some amazing skills, and learned to make do with what I had as well as get creative for staying comfortable the rest of the day (sometimes worked, sometimes not). That said, I did opt out of the swim-class term because of my anxieties and sat in study hall instead; I missed out on a lot of fun and am still a crappy swimmer. [/quote]

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