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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Schools no longer do anything about taedies and absences and the kids know it [/quote]

Schools are actually doing “things” about tardies and absences. We have protocols that the Virginia code requires us to do. But when we do do those things, parents then complain that we are “hassling” them for attendance that they don’t care about, thus not doing anything to help improve their child’s attendance. And THAT is what the kids know. “My parent(s) don’t care about my attendance so why should I.”

Stop blaming the schools for poor attendance. This isn’t a school issue, it’s a parenting issue. Ohhh wait… parents don’t understand they are the problem and lovveeeee to blame public schools. (Just look at all of these discussion boards). This is a vicious cycle that will never end because parents “these days” think public school is a joke, love to talk about how much they love teachers during teacher appreciation week, but actually love to talk shit about teachers and think they are better than teachers. [/quote]

You know, the few parents who do try to appreciate teachers get really turned off  by being told all of us are the problem.

Or would you like your room parents and PTA moms to up and disappear on you?[/quote]

Room parents? The majority of classrooms post-Covid don’t use these anymore, unless you’re at a high SES school.

PTA moms? No real impact there. At quite a few Title I schools, meeting are attended by fewer than 10 families. So we’d never notice if a few dropped out.[/quote]

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