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[quote=Anonymous]We are those dreaded parents who take 2 week trips during the elementary school year. I used to be on the fence about it and discussed it with teachers, and they they have always said, “if it were me I would do it.” My kid gets all A’s, 99%ile MAP scores, top PARCC scores, and excellent behavior reports. I don’t think taking a trip during the school year is a problem for us and I don’t see how it’s a problem for other parents. If you value attendance over travel opportunities, then don’t take your kid out of school for trips. We often have paid opportunities to go abroad for work but are not able to dictate when we go, so either we go as a family during the school year to an educational and exotic location, or we can wait to go to some boring local beach during the summer break. We choose the take the exotic experience and feel our daughter has gained so much more from these experiences than she would have sitting in a classroom. You may disagree and not do this with your kid, but why does it annoy you that somebody else chooses differently?[/quote]

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