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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The school did not send that message because of racism or discrimination. They sent it for 2 reasons, 1: Attendance rate is a part of a schools accreditation.  FCPS wants to ensure all of its schools are accredited. 2. Their is a direct correlation between attendance and gpa.  Sure there are some outliers but [b]the majority of students need to be in school to do well [/b]and missing school creates gaps in their learning.    [/quote]

This actually isn’t true for smart kids. The curriculum moves so slowly and there is so much “makeup” time built into the schedule (for all the slackers) that a bright kid can easily miss school here and there without missing a beat. Towards the end of a quarter or near a longer break teachers will often announce it’s going to be a “catch up day” and I don’t make my kids go because they have nothing to “catchup.” [/quote]

Nothing you say contradicts the other post. THE MAJORITY of kids need to be in school. This is true. *Your kid* may be an outlier who has mastered all the grade level content already but that is NOT the case for the majority of students. The issue is every parent thinks their kid can afford to miss the instruction - most of them are wrong about that. [/quote]

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