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[quote=Anonymous][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]

I have to imagine that your kids are not in high school yet or if they are in high school they may not be one of the "smart kids."  Kids in AP classes work, then entire year.  Kids in the lower level regular classes have make up days because they need them.  If they are not in high school yet, keep them in school so they have the standard that they will need to be there because one day they will need to.[/quote]

They are. Senior and Freshman in all honors/APs. The amount of catchup/makeup time given is absurd. We do not swear missing school here and there as needed. Senior is top 5% of her class. [/quote]

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