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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent of a primary and lower elementary student. Both kids have fantastic teachers. The school isn’t perfect, but I can tell you that communication issues have improved significantly this school year. The parent community is great and have been impressed about how quick they were able to pull together distance learning in comparison to well regarded Dcps schools. By the second week, their distance learning program was full in motion. Teachers have been remained on top of everything (following up with families, having daily interactions with kids, providing feedback on school assignments etc.)[/quote]

I'm sorry, but the idea that the school is on top of distance learning is insane. SSMA's distance learning is a joke. My preschooler literally had a lesson over zoom where her teacher demonstrated the motion to be used in teeth brushing. I would simply opt out but the school has said that they are taking attendance during distance learning and will refer families to CPS for 10 absences. My suspicion is that CPS has bigger things to worry about right now but getting my child to listen to 15 minutes of idiotic chatter from her teacher seems easier than dealing with a potential CPS referral. [/quote]

Wow so they are threatening families to call CPS if you don’t participate?  That is crazy.[/quote]

No dog in this fight but... CPS is not going to follow-up on an attendance report on a pre-schooler. Parents are required to send a child to school at age 5 and above. A 3 or 4 year old can't be truant.[/quote]

You can't be truant but it's more of a flag on your kid's file to follow up with a wellness check or have a social worker call.  If you are generally engaged but miss 10 days over the course of a year, no big deal.  [b]Missing 10 days over a few weeks would be concerning.[/b][/quote]

Perhaps during the regular school year. But during distance learning?[/quote]

If you really go completely AWOL, yes, I would like to think someone would follow up.  Not necessarily to refer it to CPS, but call and call until they spoke with an adult, at least.  Missing just one element of a day would not be a big deal in these times.  CPS referrals are often based on a constellation of factors, and missing school can definitely be one of them, but by itself it isn't usually enough.
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