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[quote=Anonymous]Find out who to talk to (dean, principal, etc) and make an appointment unless the school has already arranged a meeting. Failing a class is harsh, but if that is what it takes to motivate your child to improve, then you will look back on it as a good thing and will be grateful that the school was willing to let them fail. If your child passes this class despite not turning in major assignments, how do you think next term will go? And when they enter high school? They will care even less about their assignments, knowing that they can pass without them. Think of this as the school’s attempt at a “come to Jesus” moment.

When you speak to the school, your goals should be aligned. Your objective  shouldn’t be “I don’t want my middle schooler to fail the second quarter of middle school language arts”. It should be “I want my middle schooler to succeed next term and in high school, how do we, as parents, my child, and the school, work together to motivate them and make it happen.”
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