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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is no way I would let a HS kid miss this much school for a non-event. Just move the trip to June. [/quote]

X1000 There is always at least one or two teachers that intentionally schedule a high point test, presentation or something in class that really screws any kid that takes off. Grades count in high school. You would basically have to lie and say they were sick.

I had zero problem taking kids out in ES but it’s way to punitive in high school and middle school, [/quote]

I love how our educational scores continue to decline, folks are upset about schools wasting time, but then are mad because teachers want to use all of the limited days on the calendar to achieve objectives.  The kids have 185 days to visit family each year.  I teach and totally do this to emphasize that education is valuable.  "Punitive"  :roll: [/quote]
The calendars are significantly choppier than they used to be when I was a kid. A professional development day here in the middle of the week, a non-majority holiday there.

If it’s that important to make the most of your educational days, maybe stop with all the random days off that can cause significant disruption to a child’s learning rhythm. [/quote]

Not sure where you work pp, but where my kids attend MS and HS (Loudoun county) there is so much downtime it is ridiculous. There are multiple days every quarter where my kids have zero to do in core classes so that all of the lazy kids in those classes can "finish their work" before the end of the quarter. So no, I don't bat an eye pulling my straight-A kids out of school when it suits me. Public education is a joke around here. But I'm not rich, so I'm stuck. Especially if I want to send them to college debt free which I do. [/quote]

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