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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's such a waste of instructional time. They should cut it, and it would save a lot of money too.[/quote]

It’s not swimming lessons like freestyle and backstroke. It’s water safety- like floating, treading water, survival stroke, what to do if someone falls in and is hurt or can’t swim. A lot of families don’t have access to a pool or swim lessons and water safety is important. It’s like 2 days in 3rd grade and 5 days in 4th grade. They leave in a bus right after morning meeting and return before lunch. [/quote]

Arlington County has swim lessons and they definitely have scholarship money available for people who can’t afford it.[/quote]

There are a lot of obstacles other than cost to signing up for classes outside of school.  Signed, disabled mom who works full time.

I think water safety is about one of the most important things a school system can teach, and I'm not sure how this could possibly be controversial.[/quote]
I think the most controversial bit is whether it teaches enough skills to justify the busing cost and disruption to the school day.  My kids are on swim team, so it was a big waste of their time.

I do wonder if APS could just make swim free for all 3-5th graders with open public swim times and offer workshops for kids to attend who need these skills.  [/quote]

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