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[quote=Anonymous]OP, this happened to me once with a public school event. We got one notice of the event via Class Dojo (app for communicating with parents) but it was just a PDF of a flyer and it didn't say parents were invited, just that the event was happening at school on Friday. I saw it, but thought it was for a school assembly. I was like "have fun at your assembly today" at drop off.

Turns out it was a performance and parents were invited. When it started and neither DH or I were there, DC got upset and refused to participate. I got a text message (not call) that this was happening and they asked if I could come to the school. I was in the middle of project with an immediate deadline (like two hours) and dropping it to run to the school would have been very challenging. I asked some questions about DC to ascertain how urgent it was, but they said DC was calming down. I apologized profusely for misunderstanding but said I could not leave work at that moment (even if I left immediately, I would not have been there in time anyway).

They never contacted my DH at all. We are both listed as contacts. When I arrived at school for pick up, the teacher told me I "deserved a spanking."

Anyway OP, I'm on your side. Schools need to be crystal clear about this stuff, need to communicate with both parents, and should not assume that a parent will read between the lines or just know what is going on when they've made almost no effort to tell us that there's been a significant change in schedule or that we're expected at the school in the middle of the day.[/quote]

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