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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]this is one reason i appreciate being in a small private school....i have many doubts about it but i can see getting crazy about getting a note like that, but can also see how it's a policy that makes sense in a school system.  [/quote]

+1.  Taking a step back, how did they handle this back in the day?  I don't remember first offense being the kid writing the note and signing it etc.[/quote]

I also wanted to add, I remember notes being sent home = being in big trouble, being on the report card if not improved, and topic of an off cycle parent teacher conversation if it continued. I'm not sure if it is MCPS or the sign of the times but there are lots of parent signatures to keep informed of things that may or may not be a big issue, that the school may or may not expect you to follow up with a consequence at home, that may or may not be things you can improve with your child on your own .. but by golly you were informed.  How do you know what really is a big deal? You are left trying to determine when you need to go into defcon 5 mode ( as a kid we NEVER wanted a note sent home) and when you can take the "I'm a parent and have to reinforce the company line even though I know in the bigger picture it isn't a pattern or a big deal but I don't want to undermine the teacher authority."[/quote]

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