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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Two weeks is short if you need to visit your family abroad, especially if it takes 2-3 days on a flight like mine. Summer is not the right time to visit my back home, especially with kids. My humble suggestion for school boards is that they make some adjustments, if possible. Shorten the summer vacation, and add more days on winter break so that we can plan the trip based on the weather. I lost my mom a few years back without being able to see her for 10 years. My dad is also going through several health conditions, so I decided to visit him this winter and planned a trip. My kids miss several days of school. One of my kids got sick a few months after coming back from a trip, and now she is on chronic absenteeism. The school tells us that the court may get involved if she continues to be absent. I don't understand what this is. They are complicating things for the family rather than providing support. I understand the school system is also under the burden of understaffing, but not trying to help the families and students but imposing strict policies is not going to make attendance any better. School systems need to do better root cause analysis on the reason behind the increasing rate of absenteeism and come up with a solution. Maybe we need to reform the education system or school structure.  [quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]. Stinks for the families who have already booked their trips to visit family overseas in December, especially considering how short the break is this year. I wonder if there will be significant pushback.

Attendance Policy Revision to Reduce Absenteeism:
School attendance is a key issue in Loudoun County and around the country. In response, the Loudoun County School Board with guidance from the LCPS Department of Student Services and the Chronic Absenteeism Task Force has revised Policy 8140, Student Attendance Requirements and Procedures. This policy outlines what types of absences are categorized as excused or unexcused absences. Some revisions to this policy include:

[b]Absences due to family trips or vacations are considered unexcused absences unless they are due to family emergencies or observations of religious holidays. Parents/guardians are advised to schedule such trips during school holidays. [/b][/quote]

Who cares if an absence is excused or unexcused? This is your family and they’re your kids.

Also, it’s not that short. Break starts on 12/21 and they go back 1/2, almost two weeks.[/quote][/quote]

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