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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If they are in private school, you can enroll them in another school OP.[/quote]

My child doesn’t mind the requirement and actually likes swimming. It’s not something I would switch schools over. It’s just a bit strange to us, coming from a landlocked state and, I guess, holding false assumptions that all kids at this age at these schools know enough basic swimming to be water safe. This conversation has been enlightening. [/quote]

No pools in Kansas? Kids can drown in pools as well as in lakes and oceans, FYI.[/quote]

Again, my kid can already swim.  I assumed his classmates could also swim, given the general lifestyle vibe of the school. I guess I might have been mistaken?  But despite growing up in the Midwest, I understand how water works and that pools, lakes, rivers, ponds, oceans, bathtubs, and Jacuzzis can all the site of accidental drowning. The reference to landlocked was in response to a poster who said that mandatory school swimming was important in states like CA, TX, and FL where there are lots of backyard pools and beaches. Growing up in a place where (despite being an affluent community) I didn't know a single family who had a pool, and swimming wasn't a school activity, this is all interesting. Even in communities like ours growing up, most families joined a community pool and/or sent their kids to swim classes.  I think there might be some mild regional differences in the assumptions at work in this thread, but overall I think we all agree that ideally everyone should learn to swim, and the younger one learns, the better (for safety reasons). I think any disagreement lies in whether middle school is right moment of intervention and whether that intervention is necessary and/or constructive given the demographics of the student body and the circumstances of the class offering. [/quote]

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