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[quote=Anonymous]Absolutely, assuming you child is not frequently absent from the school.

We took our 8th, 6th, and 5th graders to a two (holy guacamole) weeks vacation to Florida in January this year. We had fun visiting Disney and Universals parks, swam with dolphins, strolled through underwater reef, watched rocket launch at Kennedy Center and collected seashells at the beaches there. Prices were a bit cheaper, crowds were lighter and weather in FL was just perfect. Best trip we have ever made as a family so far and watching videos/photos from the trip puts smile on our faces.

They missed a total of 9 days of school. The younger two are straight A students and the oldest one is a mostly As/ few Bs student. We reached out to their teachers 10 days in advance to let them know about the kids school absence due to our just-for-fun vacation and see if they can give them assignments ahead of time. Most of the teachers were very supportive, some even went out of their way and spent one on one time with the kids to go over the material they missed. Others said that they don't make their lesson plans two weeks in advance, so whatever.

In the end it worked out okay. We had our kids keep checking their class websites eod everyday and kept them current with whatever assignments can be turned in online. There was no impact on their grades in the end.

Frankly speaking, I would not have my kids worry about school if we were taking them out of school just for 2 to 3 days instead of 9 days. But if you are concerned, I would suggest plan ahead, reach out to teachers and set aside an hour or two each night to have them work on their schoolwork while on vacation. It can totally be done, especially if your kid has above average grades.

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