My oldest is a rising 6th grader. Every year, the last two days are half-days and a handful of kids are in each class. If you want to maintain perfect attendance - lie that they were ill. Otherwise, I promise missing those two days won't matter AT ALL.

OP here. Thanks for the feedback. Both DS and I are totally burned out from the virtual school year. Guess am afraid something unexpected is waiting. It has been an whirlwind school year. So happy it’s almost over and done.

Just skip. No one cares

If it is PGCPS, you can use one day as a mental health day now. Excused absence.

OP, I am a teacher. When the last day of school is a Monday or Tuesday and a half day, very very few students come to school. Parents send the kids if they want the daycare. Teachers plan fun activities but have no expectation of teaching anything those days. We are not encouraged to do a special project that kids will really want to do because parents will complain if they were pulling their kids out of school those days. So we can’t have promotion ceremonies or class picnics or anything like that. Typically I’ll have about 1/5 of my students in class those days. It’s perfectly fine to miss them.

Prepandemic, I followed whatever directive each school had for absences.

During this virtual year, I emailed the elementary school teacher directly , or emailed my children's counselor for middle or high school, as a courtesy. It's important to model manners for my children. My oldest usually emails his teachers himself for other issues, but for absences I prefer they know the parent has the conn.

Nobody shows up anyway. Call in sick.

I am generally a rule follower and prioritize school...but just forget about that last day. I would not even call to day he was out.

Are you seriously worried about your kid’s perfect attendance record?

Who cares, the report cards are already compiled by then.

Just skip it. Who cares if it's unexcused?

Anonymous wrote:Is every day that week a half day?

sorry, just saw this says non mcps

Is every day that week a half day?

Who cares? Seriously. They do nothing. I am pulling my kids fit the last (1/2) day. It’s not like they will be teaching anything. It will be movies or stories. Waste of fine. We are going to the beach.

Already made travel arrangements with the concept of using virtual school.
However, DS got called back in person For hybrid schedule.
Is it worth asking to switch virtual for 2 last days of virtual instruction?
Or just notify school won’t be present? We are 100% attendees to school
However with this pandemic this family is ready for a break. It would be
First time ever missing 2 days straight. (Technical what do you learn
On half days anyway!?)