Anonymous
06/15/2026 11:39
Subject: How long has it been since FCPS treated parents as actual stakeholders?
Anonymous wrote:My junior has 20%+ absences overall and is tardy almost every day. In some courses, they are absent almost 50% of the time, yet they still have nearly straight As while taking all AP and DE courses. They learn most of the content on their own outside of school using AI tutoring and training, turn everything in remotely, and show up for the tests.
That is part of the problem: they do not see much value in coming to school. In fact, they feel it takes away time they could be using to study more effectively on their own.
+1
This is how my kid did high school. Is now thriving at a T20.
Anonymous
06/15/2026 11:08
Subject: How long has it been since FCPS treated parents as actual stakeholders?
Anonymous wrote:Our HS definitely still has finals today and tomorrow - my student has two today.
I would be so annoyed if my HS were scheduling finals well before the end of school. Seems like a school issue not an FCPS-wide issue.
+1
Mine has one today. I'm glad that they spread them out instead of having all tests within a few days.
Anonymous
06/15/2026 11:05
Subject: How long has it been since FCPS treated parents as actual stakeholders?
My junior has 20%+ absences overall and is tardy almost every day. In some courses, they are absent almost 50% of the time, yet they still have nearly straight As while taking all AP and DE courses. They learn most of the content on their own outside of school using AI tutoring and training, turn everything in remotely, and show up for the tests.
That is part of the problem: they do not see much value in coming to school. In fact, they feel it takes away time they could be using to study more effectively on their own.
That is part of the problem: they do not see much value in coming to school. In fact, they feel it takes away time they could be using to study more effectively on their own.
Anonymous
06/15/2026 10:59
Subject: How long has it been since FCPS treated parents as actual stakeholders?
Our HS definitely still has finals today and tomorrow - my student has two today.
I would be so annoyed if my HS were scheduling finals well before the end of school. Seems like a school issue not an FCPS-wide issue.
I would be so annoyed if my HS were scheduling finals well before the end of school. Seems like a school issue not an FCPS-wide issue.
Anonymous
06/15/2026 10:55
Subject: How long has it been since FCPS treated parents as actual stakeholders?
Anonymous wrote:Why would HS kids go to school this week? Finals ended last week. Our HS gets out at 11:20 today and tomorrow and 10:10 on Wednesday. They go to each class for 9 minutes.
Legally they have to hold school these days to get our days/hours in for the school year, but I fail to see how this issue has anything to do with FCPS not treating parents as stakeholders.
It doesn't matter when the last 3 days of school are - kids are going to treat them the same way.
Exactly this. Just keep your HS kid home if they have finished all their finals. OP, you are making this way harder than it needs to be.
Anonymous
06/15/2026 10:51
Subject: How long has it been since FCPS treated parents as actual stakeholders?
Email the SB to voice your opinion. I have. They need to be accountable to us (the stakeholders) but they will do as they please if they don't hear from you.
The more they hear from us, the better the chances that change will happen.
The more they hear from us, the better the chances that change will happen.
Anonymous
06/15/2026 10:49
Subject: How long has it been since FCPS treated parents as actual stakeholders?
This week is not school IMHO. Some classes have a final but that's all.
Anonymous
06/15/2026 10:47
Subject: How long has it been since FCPS treated parents as actual stakeholders?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why would HS kids go to school this week? Finals ended last week. Our HS gets out at 11:20 today and tomorrow and 10:10 on Wednesday. They go to each class for 9 minutes.
Legally they have to hold school these days to get our days/hours in for the school year, but I fail to see how this issue has anything to do with FCPS not treating parents as stakeholders.
It doesn't matter when the last 3 days of school are - kids are going to treat them the same way.
Are HS doesnt even give 9mins in each class on Wednesday. The kids are loaded into the gym like a holding tank. Nope - not sending that day. Send all the random texts you want.
There are no texts on the last day, attendance isn't even taken. The only ones there are a handful of freshmen.
Anonymous
06/15/2026 10:46
Subject: How long has it been since FCPS treated parents as actual stakeholders?
Anonymous wrote:Why would HS kids go to school this week? Finals ended last week. Our HS gets out at 11:20 today and tomorrow and 10:10 on Wednesday. They go to each class for 9 minutes.
Legally they have to hold school these days to get our days/hours in for the school year, but I fail to see how this issue has anything to do with FCPS not treating parents as stakeholders.
It doesn't matter when the last 3 days of school are - kids are going to treat them the same way.
Are HS doesnt even give 9mins in each class on Wednesday. The kids are loaded into the gym like a holding tank. Nope - not sending that day. Send all the random texts you want.
Anonymous
06/15/2026 10:38
Subject: How long has it been since FCPS treated parents as actual stakeholders?
Anonymous wrote:Why would HS kids go to school this week? Finals ended last week. Our HS gets out at 11:20 today and tomorrow and 10:10 on Wednesday. They go to each class for 9 minutes.
Legally they have to hold school these days to get our days/hours in for the school year, but I fail to see how this issue has anything to do with FCPS not treating parents as stakeholders.
It doesn't matter when the last 3 days of school are - kids are going to treat them the same way.
My 9th grader has one final today and one final tomorrow.
Anonymous
06/15/2026 10:37
Subject: How long has it been since FCPS treated parents as actual stakeholders?
Why would HS kids go to school this week? Finals ended last week. Our HS gets out at 11:20 today and tomorrow and 10:10 on Wednesday. They go to each class for 9 minutes.
Legally they have to hold school these days to get our days/hours in for the school year, but I fail to see how this issue has anything to do with FCPS not treating parents as stakeholders.
It doesn't matter when the last 3 days of school are - kids are going to treat them the same way.
Legally they have to hold school these days to get our days/hours in for the school year, but I fail to see how this issue has anything to do with FCPS not treating parents as stakeholders.
It doesn't matter when the last 3 days of school are - kids are going to treat them the same way.
Anonymous
06/15/2026 10:35
Subject: How long has it been since FCPS treated parents as actual stakeholders?
A few years ago (2018? 2019?) The school board changed its policy to encourage students to protest while at school.
I think that the high school kids missing the past few weeks can be classified as a very grass roots protest of the unbelievably bad calendar of 2025-26, especially the past few weeks of achool starting with the ridiculous 2 day week after Memorial Day.
Consider the kids missing as FCPS doing their civic duty to protest bad leadership decisions.
I think that the high school kids missing the past few weeks can be classified as a very grass roots protest of the unbelievably bad calendar of 2025-26, especially the past few weeks of achool starting with the ridiculous 2 day week after Memorial Day.
Consider the kids missing as FCPS doing their civic duty to protest bad leadership decisions.
Anonymous
06/15/2026 10:25
Subject: How long has it been since FCPS treated parents as actual stakeholders?
They need to get rid of all the excess holidays and shorten this part of the year. No learning gets done after the standardized tests are taken.
Anonymous
06/15/2026 10:15
Subject: How long has it been since FCPS treated parents as actual stakeholders?
We keep getting emails from the attendance clerk begging us to send our kids to school. Why? To just sit there?
Anonymous
06/15/2026 10:13
Subject: How long has it been since FCPS treated parents as actual stakeholders?
My HS kid showed up for school today and has had 5 kids in his classes. Tomorrow will be worse as those five have decided they are not going. The one class even had a sub and not even a movie to watch. This is such a joke. Don’t get me started on the recent calendar survey that must’ve been put together by a second grader with no legit options. It one represented what I’ve heard parents wanting.
Are classes for the last few weeks actually supposed to count toward the state mandated hours? What a joke.
Are classes for the last few weeks actually supposed to count toward the state mandated hours? What a joke.