elaine
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Our elementary school was very strict--zeros for missing due to vacation, even a family wedding was considered unexcused. It's elementary school, but getting zeros and then getting a C as a result is hard for a 10 year old. I resented the principal having this policy until I talked to her. She said that our school got tagged as a Title I school (in an affluent area) b/c we had so many absences from families taking vacations, despite having some of the highest test scores, reading levels, etc. (more than 10% of the students had 10 or more absences). Thus, they had to institute the zero tolerance for vacations policy. In our little, close-knit school, I didn't really want to get tagged as a problem parent.
Middle school was much more lenient, but by then, we were in the school break groove and never considered taking them out, plus eldest was then in HS.
Confession--we fudge the day prior to Spring break, they day after (when we don't get it off), and a few times, the 2.5 days prior to Thanksg break.
Middle school was much more lenient, but by then, we were in the school break groove and never considered taking them out, plus eldest was then in HS.
Confession--we fudge the day prior to Spring break, they day after (when we don't get it off), and a few times, the 2.5 days prior to Thanksg break.
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