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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - thanks for all these great ideas, especially the homeschool course and summer program ideas. DD is smart and motivated so I think those options could potentially work. [/quote]

OP, it sounds like you got the advice you needed. You and your DD are wise to recognize that students in classes with frequently absent teachers often don't get the instruction they deserve. It's an ugly secret of public education, documented in studies showing lower performance for students of teachers with poor attendance. I wish I had understood this when my kids were younger and had teachers who were experiencing issues that prevented them from being in the classroom regularly. I'm not judging the absences, but those years set my kids back and I should have done more to fill in the blanks. [/quote]

OP here. Yeah, its been a huge issue. My DD's current teacher is already only a 1/2 time teacher, meaning she works "B" days but doesn't work "A" days. On top of this, she has already been absent at least 10 "B" days so far this year, which is far higher than her leave accrual so I'm not sure if she is using a bank of leave (unlikely because she's fairly young and has a preschooler) or is using FMLA? I know its "none of my business" but its not like she's teaching much on the days she is there or leaving anything of substance for the subs. Its really really frustrating and we had an incredibly similar situation last year. As a working mom myself, I think it is these types of employees who give all working moms a bad name. Her work is clearly suffering and no one is picking up the slack. I'm sure I will get flamed...[/quote]

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