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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are not the ones to ask. Reach out to the school, explain the situation, and say that DD (and you guys) will do whatever necessary to make it work. This could involve taking some exams early and turning papers or other projects in advance.

The may also put other restrictions around absences. If you ask for special dispensation for this and they work with you, and then you also decide she "needs" to miss an extra 4 days of school for your spring vacation, they are not going to be happy and might withdraw the deal. They might make a special exception, but if you behave as though the rules suddenly don't apply to you and abuse it, they will not be pleased.

If she is a student in good standing and no behavioral issues, and the internship has educational value, they'll probably work with you. I have known families that pulled kids from school for trips down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, to participate in a professional-level opportunity in an extra-curricular (a ridiculously skilled HS musician who was invited to perform with a pretty well regarded orchestra), and for work opportunities that had a lot of academic value (in one case, I know the student was asked to turn in a project that reflected what he learned during that opportunity, but that was a longer absence than two weeks).

And you also have to make it administratively easy on them. They have to report absences to the school district. Provide any documentation they ask for, respond promptly to everything, jump through all their hoops. If you drag your feet, they can always just say "no, she can't advance a grade unless she's there during these weeks." And then you're screwed.[/quote]

No one repeats a year  of school over the last two weeks.  Their goal is to get everyone through any which way they can.  I am sure it will be worked out.  There may be some annoyed teachers but almost no one repeats a year.[/quote]

I thought you were automatically held back if you miss too much school.[/quote]

There is no such thing as being held back in HS. Attendance may affect your grades and if it’s really bad you might not get credit in all classes. But with HS, it’s all about getting enough credits to graduate not attendance.

OP, you really need to work with your counselor and maybe your principal. It might be possible. I’d approach them at the beginning of second semester to see what they will do for you but planning probably can’t happen until start of fourth quarter. [/quote]

If you don’t have enough credits by the end of freshman year, MCOS still considers you a 9th grader. You could be a ninth grader still by the end of your second year. I have taught students who only became 10th graders in the middle of their third year in HS. [/quote]

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