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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So long as y’all are not the same parents mad every time there isn’t a full week of school.[/quote]

+1,000,000[/quote]

Well it isn’t a full week of school. It’s half days. And last year my elementary school kid watched videos in class so this year we’re leaving early to visit out of state family.  [/quote]

It’s not half days.

I’m sending my WJ kids but no judgement on those who aren’t.  My older one missed a lot of days with a wicked stomach virus and we are already on the McPS Sh&t list.  But more importantly, last time they missed for something like this, there was one teacher that assigned something important and then made it really hard to make up.  So I feel like most teachers don’t care much or will be understanding but like 1% of teachers are gojng to be a real jerk about it.  [/quote]

Yep the teachers are the problem.  Not you who is disregarding the published school calendar.[/quote]

Well I’m not disregarding the school calendar.  In my long experience with literally hundreds of different teachers at McPS schools, I find that most are understanding that kids have different family situations.  Sl kids may need to take an extra day or two at a holiday to go visit a dying grandparent that lives across the country, for instance.  That was our situation last year.  Or maybe their mom is really sick with cancer and they are trying to make the most of final family vacations.  That’s my friends situation. In my experience, the better the teacher, the more understanding they are for kids that are genuinely trying.  But there are maybe 1 or 2 in a hundred that typically aren’t even very good teachers who are strict about things for no reason and who will do something llle offer a makeup opportunity only available on 12/23 so kids with family obligations don’t get the oppprtunity. I really suspect my kids will do absolutely nothing on 12/23 but I am sending them anyway and missing out oon a family gathering to do so.  But I don’t judge anyone who makes a different call there.  [/quote]

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