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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you all tell the school why your student is missing, or do you send a vague note like “my daughter and an appointment”?  My DD will be missing school this Friday for a swim meet (not high level, just for fun) and I’m not sure what to tell the school. Tia![/quote]

I am PP who said I always tell the truth. Your kid may or may not know what you say, but I wanted to set an example of honesty and as they got older, responsibly working with teachers, ahead of time when possible. One time, I was actually at the front desk checking my child out (I think she must have gone for a few hours before an afternoon session) and the attendance secretary was like "oh, so she has an appointment? wink wink", I think it was easier for her to mark that and so that time I said "sure". Usually, I said kid would be out for the day for a swim meet, but I know several other parents would call the kids in sick. My kids are in private now, so it's easier, there's not really a thing with excused vs. unexcused absences like public school had. I think especially this year, I would continue to be honest because you don't want them to require jumping through hoops to come back Monday if you say the kid is "sick" Friday. [/quote]

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