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Yes, it was Spanish so mix of grades and teacher didn’t realize he was one of the kids supposed to be at the SOL. It was when he went to his next class, which was for his grade, that someone noticed him.

He is in 8th grade but this is his first year in this school and he’s only been going there since March (so maybe been there in person[b] 12-14 times[/b]?). He doesn’t really know how things work or his way around since everything is so regimented and there are no assemblies and everyone wears masks etc. But sure, blame my kid for not knowing what to do or where to go for something he’s literally never done, when the school employs a testing coordinator and about 20 counselors and administrators.

Not the PP, but also confused. I'm just not sure I understand why your son knew to go to a class but didn't know to ask the teacher. You told him he was going to the SOL testing site for tht day but he just went to class? And didn't say anything for an hour?

Did someone tell him to go to class?

This is definitely not in the DC area if it’s true. There are not groups of some kids taking SOL‘s and some kids not where they go to their regular class. What an administrative nightmare that would be! Those not taking SOL‘s are all watching a movie together, etc.

Its APS. This is from one of the eight million emails they sent us:

"Testing Days for Hybrid Students

Students enrolled in the hybrid instructional model should attend school, like a normal school day. We do not have a modified testing schedule this school year and students are expected to attend their normally scheduled classes once testing is complete."

I don't know why it is so hard to believe that a middle school kid would walk into school and slip through the cracks. That is my complaint. The school has been obsessed with sending the parents emails and calling us constantly about the SOLs, but none of the communications said anything about what would happen once the kids got to school -- there was nothing about "go to X classroom" or "go to entrance 6 and look for the signs" or whatever, and no adult in the building seemed to recognize that he was an 8th grader who should have been in testing. The 6th and 7th graders did not have SOL testing that day (they do different grades on different days, I assume because they must use the auditorium or gym or something) so there were lots of other hybrid kids in the building going to classes.

In elementary he just went to school and took the SOL[b], I guess I assumed it would be the same in middle school and the students would not be responsible for getting themselves to the test location. [/b]It's not the SATs. It never occurred to me to tell my son to raise his hand or ask someone about it because I figured the school would be ALL OVER IT -- they have been bombarding us with phone calls and emails for weeks and weeks. That is why I am so annoyed. They kept haranging me with reminders, but apparently didn't tell us anything useful other than the DAY, and then managed to have a system that missed my kid so now he is supposed to do a makeup the third week of June which is the dumbest thing ever.[/quote]

A couple of thoughts:
12-14 times in a building is enough times to learn the ropes. 
Why would you assume this is like elementary school? Your child is is 8th grade! They are old enough to find their way, or to ask a teacher instead of going to a class and sitting there saying nothing. You can blame the school all you want, but you need to face facts--your child does not have age-appropriate skills. You should work on this over the summer or high school is going to be a living hell for you and him.
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DP.  I think you need to simmer down a little.  SOL testing is not the same as regular school attendance, so going into the building 12-14 times for regular school days doesn't tell you much about how it will work on SOL days.  Also, I am surprised the school didn't do more to make sure people ended up in the right place.  At our APS MS, there were staff stationed at all of the arrival doors making sure that everyone who was scheduled to take an SOL that morning knew where they were supposed to go.  Yes, it's a good teaching moment for OP's kid, but it sounds like the school was too lax about making sure the kids understood how it would work, probably taking for granted that by 8th grade students would be familiar with the process and forgetting about kids who are new.  [/quote]

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