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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s not racist. I had students of all races take off for two or three weeks in January. Yes, white children, too. The family was always on another continent. Always. [/quote]
It’s discrimination, if you prefer that word. I want to take my kid out for just three extra days so they can spend a little more time with their grandparents. They’re elderly, and I genuinely don’t know how much longer my child will have the chance to be with them. We’re white, and the grandparents live overseas and cannot travel. 
And now I’m being told that these three days of school—during a period when teachers are mostly focused on supporting underachievers—are somehow more important than my straight-A+ student spending irreplaceable time with aging grandparents?[/quote]

Eh, I’m in the same boat, but this email isn’t directed at me and I’ll move on. My kid is always all or mostly 4s and she catches up quickly when we have to miss a couple days. I try to minimize it but it is what it is. However, if I had a kid who struggled at school, absolutely I would not let them miss any school unless absolutely necessary. In that case, the kid will be behind and it’s a lot of additional work for the teachers to bring them up to speed. I would pay extra for a shorter trip that costs more. In fact, we will do that next year because my oldest is in high school and I won’t have them miss high school regardless of grades. [/quote]

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