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Start by demanding that family vacations are not excused regardless of the socioeconomic status of the family. Write letters to the BOE and Smith on this issue specifically. Ask why a week at Disney is an educational experience, but attending the funeral of a cousin is an excused absence.[/quote]

I think both a reasonable amount of family vacation and a cousin's funeral should be excused.  If the student can make up the work and learn the material, a trip to a foreign country is absolutely an educational experience.  Families should try to schedule so as not to impact school.  But if there is a wedding, funeral, or other celebration abroad that requires missing some school, I think those are legitimate reasons to be absent.  I went to school back when the policy was 5 unexcused absences and you fail, and my mom jumped through a lot of hoops to get a senior trip with my grandparents excused.  And you know what?  It really was educational and more worthwhile than another week of high school.[/quote]

Except if you allow family vacations, there will still be disrupted learning communities. Do we want to pretend that Karla missing 5 days the week before PARCC is no more detrimental than Larla missing just Monday after Thanksgiving?

Let’s just convert all secondary schools to self-paced, online learning. [/quote]

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