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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is a senior at West Potomac.  We have had 3rd period split between homeroom and a remediation period for atleast the last 4 years. Remediation or Seriod (for silver day) has students return to a designated period each silver day. Attendance is taken but no new material is taught.  Its solely for completing work, working with the teacher or test corrections.  In Homeroom they do do some of the mental health stuff. As a group of parents we cant complain that our students are suffering with mental health concerns  as a reason to reopen schools and then be pissed when the district attempts to address it. [/quote]

I’m still so bewildered by parents who support this change. Do they honestly think that this will help kids mental health? Access to teachers is hugely valuable and something that was in short supply last year. I’m not a fan of a change that reduces teacher availability.[/quote]

When my older sons were at West Potomac they had free movement for Wolverine Time when students could go to any class they wanted to.  Some kids took advantage of the time to work with their teachers, but many did not.  Kids left campus, went all over campus.  Now attendance is taken in Homeroom and the rotating period.  Homerol. Used to have 1 mental health lesson a week, and if school counselors came into to speak to kids about grade level information that used another block.  I would say most of the time mu son was able to do his work, or just relax in 3rd period. Eventually if there was no new info students could get a pass to go see a specific teacher...this was also true of the assigned S period teachers.  My advice as a parent if your child needs to work witj a specific teacher, have them speak with their teachers.[/quote]

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