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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Anonymous wrote:
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.

Stop deflecting. Neither a funeral or a week at Disney would add up to 47 unexcused absences.

47 days is 9 weeks. 9 weeks. Who goes on vacation or goes to a funeral for 9 weeks?

Not straight, but I have a student who has tacked 2-3 days onto every 3 day weekend or holiday so far this year. She is sick, of course. The family goes somewhere sunny.[/quote]

And this still wouldn't add up to 47 days.

I don't support people taking kids out for a vacation but you know that this isn't the issue here. 47 days or more is truancy. The kids skipping school for this amount of time are not completing the material or passing the tests. They are truant, failing and teachers are pressured to pass them anyway so they can get a diploma. Don't lesson how bad this is or try to build some false comparison. [/quote]

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