Another reason why I do not like pre-k. Children become indoctrinated by the state at 4 years old and their parents are made to toe the line or else. I remember when my daughter was 4, about 20 years ago. I thought pre k was like a play school and I sent her. The local public school district had a pre k program which enrolled children based on income. We qualified and I thought it would be a fun thing for my daughter to participate in. Although my daughter did enjoy it at times, there were instances when I kept her home so that she could do things with me. I had no idea that it was mandatory for her to attend. One day I was giving her a bath in preparation for a birthday party we were attending later that day. Someone came to my front door and it was the school Social Worker looking to gain access to my home. I asked her why she was there and she told me that the principal suggested she make a home visit since my daughter had been absent a lot. I said to the Social Worker that my daughter was only 4 years old and if I wanted to keep her home, I would. Wrong answer. She kept insisting on coming in, and I kept refusing. I then called the school and spoke to the principal who continued to insist that she had the right to investigate student absences. I was shocked beyond words and felt violated. It was then that I realized how much we give up of our own freedom when we start our children too early in the government schools.
Here in NJ children don’t have to attend school until 1st grade; in your case I could see them expecting attendance because another child could have used that seat for a full year. They probably should have been clear about that when you first enrolled her; you may have opted not to at that point. In your case I would have just removed her entirely.
I had an administrator ask me about one of my children when we enrolled him for kindergarten; she asked if he had been to a dentist, and I asked her if that was a requirement (I know some innoculations are). She evaded the question, and I told her I knew it wasn;t a requirement and we would raise our own children.
I think in NJ there is additional pressure on public schools to involve themselves in social work bullsh!t because people want to know why employees earn $80K+ for 180 days of part-time work, so they pretend they do more than they really do (image is everything).
So...how did it end?