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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP since your daughter is already an accomplished swimmer and if the reasons stated are the only issues-I’d push for allowing her to sit out or being given more time to dry her hair. Some really angry people on this forum!! Also-I would question why her grade has to be lowered.

Nine year old girls-whether this is an all girls school or not are also in the first throes of puberty (one of my DD friends started her period over summer so was 9y 7m old): just another layer to consider.

If she has a habit of not wanting to follow activities-that’s a different issue.[/quote]

Thank you, if there is some sort of swimming assessment at the end of the unit I would be happy to have her do that because I think her swimming skills are probably much better than other kids in the class (because she has the opportunity to swim outside of school more often). Being in the first throes of puberty is also a factor, she doesn't feel comfortable being in her bathing suit around the boys in her class, especially because it is a short-lived activity and they don't have time to get used to it.

The response from the PE teacher was that all children should participate in all units to the best of their ability. I agree with PP's suggestion that DD shouldn't be in the habit of not following activities. She won't be, this is literally the only one. [b]Shoudl I tell the PE teacher that? [/b]
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She/he won't believe you.  Every parent who wants special treatment for their kid will insist that it's just this one thing, it's not a pattern, etc.  Every parent thinks their reasons are good enough, their excuses are valid, etc.  Since you're going to do this, just tell them that you don't want your daughter doing the swimming portion, and stop trying to get them to agree that this is a reasonable thing to do.  [/quote]

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