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Reply to "MCPS 2nd grade teacher assigned big project to be due in class on Nov 21st, day before Thankksgiving"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^^PP here. If a teacher and principal are going to inflict these draconian consequences on a fifth-grader (who is a good student with a perfect attendance record) for missing a half-day of school the day before winter break, then I will do what I need to do to enable my child to avoid those (absurd) consequences, including if necessary, lying.[/quote] I'm generally a rule-follower but I have to agree here. I don't think it's reasonable to put school ahead of a family's legitimate need to schedule trips, handle emergency absences, etc. If I need to say my kid is sick to excuse the absence, then so be it. FYI, my kids are in high school, so an unexcused absence has serious consequences. Not that I abuse this -- my kids have very good attendance records. Still, if I need to call them in sick the half-day before a vacation, then so be it. I have no guilt about it, and I don't think I'm teaching my kids that lying is usually okay.[/quote]
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