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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree there may be consequences to his band grade, which is ridiculous.

I would email and include his guidance counselor, both teachers and maybe even an administrator to lay out the situation and ask them what they think the solution is.

I HATE HATE HATE these situations where the staff of the school tells you one thing (in tough, non-negotiable terms) and they talk a big talk about how you should prioritize THEM over your other responsibilities. No empathy that the other teacher is saying the same thing.

Get it out there. Make them say it to each others' faces.[/quote]
It's 100% inappropriate to escalate to guidance counselors and administration if the students hasn't spoken with his teachers.  Give them a chance before going nuclear.  Maybe he could attend the hard class a different period.  Maybe so many students will be missing the hard class that the teacher is going to make it a study hall.  Maybe the hard class teacher will record the lecture.  Maybe the band teacher will understand and give the kid an alternative assignment to make up missing the concert.  None of this is known because he kid is being a wuss and planning to skip without speaking to anyone.[/quote]

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