Op here: Just to clarify, I don't think it's a big deal. I was merely curious how other schools handle this since my only experience is limited to one school and they've just changed the policy.

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Anonymous wrote:
I think is logistically stupid. If the kids don't know who their teacher is on the first day of class then they all have to look at up when they arrive on the first day. This isn't an issue if most people go to the open house the day before and its just a few kids. If its a school where no one attends the open house then its a mess the first day.

Are you speaking from experience, or are you assuming that's how it is?

NP, it's not a big deal getting kids where they need to go if they haven't checked out assignments beforehand. Schools have been doing it on the first day of school for many years. It's quite organized.

Anonymous wrote:When I was growing up, we found out as we arrived at school on the first day. Not that big of a deal.

+1

Really, who cares? OP, it's not as big a deal as you think it is. Your kid will survive.

Our school does the same thing.

Anonymous wrote:
I think is logistically stupid. If the kids don't know who their teacher is on the first day of class then they all have to look at up when they arrive on the first day. This isn't an issue if most people go to the open house the day before and its just a few kids. If its a school where no one attends the open house then its a mess the first day.

Are you speaking from experience, or are you assuming that's how it is?

They do it so that you can't call and complain.

Come on, you think people don't just call to complain 2 weeks later? They get the same amount of angry parents. They just have to deal with them at a time when they are dealing with another 100 things. This probably has more to do with whether the principal wants to take vacation the 2 weeks before school. If she send the letter out, she's unavailable before school starts and looks absentee.

I think is logistically stupid. If the kids don't know who their teacher is on the first day of class then they all have to look at up when they arrive on the first day. This isn't an issue if most people go to the open house the day before and its just a few kids. If its a school where no one attends the open house then its a mess the first day.

They do it so that you can't call and complain.

Anonymous wrote:Is there a reason anyone needs to know earlier than then?

To minimize time available for complaining parents to try to get their kids moved to a different class