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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Obviously OP should reach out. But if there isn;t a requirement for counselors to document they have reached out to parents in these instances, there should be. It is frustrating to me that there is all this talk about equity in APS and then the school is depending on parents to reach out in situations like this. Obviously some parents have a lot more bandwidth to reach out than others. [/quote]

I was with you until your last sentence. What a cop out. You’re the parent. I’m the parent. Our “bandwidth” isn’t an excuse to not care about or pay attention to our kids’ progress in school and then blame the school. The ultimate responsibility is ALWAYS on us as the parents . Yes they have a job to do but we don’t get to cry and whine about our bandwidth to grt out of the hard work of parenting. [/quote]

What if you are a refugee and don't speak English or Spanish and you are working two jobs and don't understand the grading system? What if your spouse was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and your sister died of a heart attack and you have to take custody of her kids? Obviously under normal circumstances I agree with you, but the guidance counselor should reach out to see if their are special circumstances.[/quote]

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