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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What school district does this in middle school?  APS does it in 4th and 5th grade.  
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LCPS doesn't do it at all, and neither did Chesterfield County near Richmond where I grew up. Is this an equity thing?  Because all of the middle class and upper middle class kids we know can swim by early elementary. [/quote]

My kids are in a public school district in the Hampton Roads area and they do a swim unit in 3rd or 4th grade, I can’t remember which. I don’t under the point of doing it in middle school. I can’t think of many things I’d allow my daughter to opt out of in school, but this I wouldn’t hesitate to get a note. Eighth grade is cruel enough. No need to make the girls get in a bathing suit, possibly worry about a tampon, if they already know how to swim.[/quote]

Makes no sense to have such a class at school at this age IMO. And diving? Whole thing seems bizarre. My DD is also 14 and doesn’t care about being in a swimsuit or anything, but would be beyond annoyed to have wet hair etc the rest of the day. I wouldn’t like it either- go back to the office after quickly changing with sopping wet hair? Super annoying. Going to the pool with friends is totally different. Then again, I don’t care about “well I had to suffer through it back in the day” blah blah arguments about things either. Many things change over time- for the better. [/quote]

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