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[quote=Anonymous]I signed up both of my kids for the testing program at the start of the school year. We’ve followed all of the requested protocols, and believed that APS would do their part, until given reason not to believe.

Both of my kids had symptoms that required staying home and testing at different points, and we were honest and followed the rules, believing that the work that they were missing in school would be fully accessible online and/or upon return to school, as promised. It wasn’t, for either. My junior missed two labs in an an AP science class, was not given an opportunity to make them up, and they tanked his grade until we went up the chain of command to get the situation rectified. That took over a month. Other classes also presented significant obstacles to accessing missed material and/or making up missed graded material.

My middle schooler missed a test while out awaiting test results and was given a sliver of time in an advisory period to make it up. She’s a fast and accurate test taker but could only complete half of the test. Another grade hit for a stellar student who did nothing wrong.

Both kids are fully vaccinated now, and we’re not signing up with the new testing vendor. If my kids are significantly symptomatic we’ll keep them home and accept the work makeup struggle. I’m not having them tested as long as they’re asymptomatic. APS shouldn’t make empty promises if it wants parents to choose to comply with this increasingly dubious program.[/quote]

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