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[quote=Anonymous]Your kid can volunteer through a church, a political campaign, helping neighbors (shoveling snow or mowing grass for an elderly or disabled neighbor), Volunteer Fairfax, helping out at the school. They are supposed to earn 5 hours in 6th, 15 in 8th (when they take civics), and 40 during HS.  There are additional hours for NJHS, NHS, and IB diploma. There are very few limits on how your kid gets involved-- they just have to do something. It connects FCPS to the broader community, and teaches kids to recognize need in their communities and help.

That said-- the penalty for no participation is generally small. ES got a certificate sent home. 8th grade civics, it was part of the 4th quarter grade-- but a small part. They are not flunking kids or holding them back for not participating (except IB diploma-- that's a firm limit).

Only on DCUM would an average of 1-3 hours of community service per quarter be controversial. FCPS has real problems. Find one and gripe about that. [/quote]

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