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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. The same teacher took it pretty far this week. My kid had a medical appointment the took up the entire day. We didn’t get home until late snd no, I wasn’t going to have DD stay up all night to catch up. That’s stupid. The doc office provided an absence note on letterhead and I even called the principal in advance to let her know DD had this appointment and she would be behind on a few things.

Well, the teacher gave her a zero on the assignment anyway, and the online system states the assignment was due two days later. She still gave her a zero, and DD’s average fell. I emailed the teacher who wrote, “Assignments are due on the due date stated.” That’s it. I reached out to the principal to let her know what’s going on. You don’t screw with a kid’s grades because they had a doc appointment. What kind of person is this. [/quote]

Something about your story doesn’t add up. She gave her a zero even though the assignment wasn’t due until two days later?

Also, I don’t believe that you’re calling the principal in advance about a simple absence. Seriously. That’s just not done. There’s an attendance secretary for a reason. That isn’t the principal’s job. Why would you call the principal for something so routine?

And I doubt the teacher said “assignments are due on the due date stated” after a medical absence unless the assignment was a long-term one with a well-advertised due date. In that case, I agree with the teacher.

The story just doesn’t add up. [/quote]

The principal knows about these absences because they occur once a month and the school needed to be notified about the condition which impacted participation in sports. And yes, sad to say that’s how the teacher responds. She’s a robot. She wants all
dialogue to be one way. Sue has a lot of say to us in her missives but doesn’t want responses.

I went through my kid’s assignment list for the week and yes, the due date want honored. The teacher relied on apps and doesn’t want to lift a finger to correct anything. She’s not an educator, she’s a facilitator. [/quote]

Was the assignment posted several days prior, in which case the student should have completed it by the due date regardless of a planned absence? That’s a standard policy. [/quote]

Her “policy” for this particular classroom assignment was that it’s not available for completing until after the lesson. What kind of a teacher expects a kid to be up late completing an assignment like that? One on power trips? But perhaps if she really is only a facilitator, not an educator, my kid should try to teach herself the math, too. [/quote]

You didn’t answer my question. Did your child have several days to complete this assignment?

I don’t see any power tripping here. It makes sense that a student should complete work after a lesson. And I’m sure the teacher doesn’t expect students to stay up late. Just get it done after school. This isn’t that hard and, so far, seems pretty reasonable. [/quote]

She had ONE day to complete an assignment she did not attend the lesson for. [/quote]

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