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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can you ask them to skype the classes?[/quote]

Tried...school is resistant. 
We can walk on the moon but a sick kid cant seem to be able to skype into class from a hospital bed. Its unreal.
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At those times she needs to be in the hospital, is she feeling well enough to absorb what she would see over Skype anyway?

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is supposed to be good, but that is because of the high achievement of hard-working, capable students from high SES families. I've heard that high school students avoid missing even one day of school (for example, for a family vacation) because it is so difficult to make up even that one day. I can imagine the uphill climb it would be with one or two weeks out, unless your daughter is an extraordinary student. I feel for you in your situation.

I wonder if your daughter could be matched up with another student in common classes who could serve as a notetaker and catch-up tutor, who you would pay a modest amount when the need arose. The only catch may be if that student and your daughter were competing for grades and class standing somehow, and it would be strange for one to be helping another.

Would the school allow a tutor to attend your daughter's classes in her stead when she needed to be absent? I can think of a number of stay-at home moms in this highly educated area who have backgrounds in sciences and free time while their kids are in school. Perhaps they would be happy to feel that they are doing something positive and earning a few dollars by assisting your daughter.

I do like a PP's suggestion to take core academic classes online and the "no big deal electives" in school for the social aspect.

Good luck and I hope that your daughter's health will improve over time. With the excellent medical care available in this area, you never know. [/quote]

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