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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think it will work for OP anyway. Website says there are 80 spots. 50 are for 6th grade.

It also says that some absences from afterschool due to participation in school sports or clubs are permitted, but anyone with repeated unexcused absences will lose their spot. The way it's worded sounds as if you can't choose to use it a few days a week.

I am looking at last fall's info, so I guess it could have a new policy starting 26-27, but that seems unlikely.

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I’m familiar with Stuart-Hobson’s aftercare program, and this poster is correct. You will be dropped from the program if your child doesn’t attend regularly. It’s not a “use it when you need it” kind of thing. [/quote]

It's a program intended to help the families whose kids really need adult supervision and whose home and/or neighborhood may not be safe.

You know when you hear about teens committing crimes and then people say "why aren't there after school programs to occupy these kids so they don't to commit crimes?" That's what this is. That's why it's free.

Demographics at SH have changed, but it still has a lot of kids need this kind of intervention/assistance. This is also why they have strict rules about attendance -- the kids and parents need that accountability (it will motivate a parent who really needs their kid in the program to try and make sure their kid doesn't ditch).

If your kid does NOT need that kind of intervention, please do not grab one of the limited spots because you can't figure out what else to do with your 6th grader on Wednesdays when they don't have sports. Send them to the library, let them go home without you, etc. Teach them some resilience. Don't use this program which is really not designed for them. Your kid has other, better options.[/quote]

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