The crap that makes the news
She's right. Everyone knows that. Now. Whether or not this is right or wrong, that's another issue. But skipping school to go on vacation is unexcused.
Dad should pay a visit to the Principle for a “talking to”....
Smashing his windshield in the parking lot MIGHT be overkill..
Public schools own the students....sorry....where I am in my life, I could care less what a school administrator says, especially if I were a reasonably well adjusted, hard working parent.....too bad about the tests...I’m sure there are make up days.
I do not think there are any excused absences. When I taught (university level) I did not allow any. After two absences it affected your grade. If you are not there, you are missing the material covered. The students said the primary reason they go to school is to get a job. If you are absent from your job you miss pay, opportunity, lose a customer, in other words there are consequences, especially if you are an entrepreneur. You may decide those consequences are worth the absence, but that is up to you.
Recently there was a piece here about a student missing the majority of the school year because of illness. Sad, though it is, you cannot pass anyone who has not attended.
My children were with me when they were out of school. Period. No reason, no excuse - I’m their parent, they were with me, so it’s EXCUSED.
This is an important life lesson for the kids.
The lesson is that government schools, and pretty much government everything, is a blunt instrument of coercion, intimidation, and gross stupidity that will be wielded against the people, “just because”.
They need to get used to “government of, by, and for the government”, because that’s exactly what we now have.
My two cents: this dad is an attention-seeking person. So what he gets a grouchy letter from the principal? Ignore it and move on. His decision to take a family trip during the school years is fine. But, like anything in life, it has its consequences. In this case, three days of unexcused absence at school. Who cares?!?!?!
We often took our kids out of school for a few days at a time for a family trip. We always made arrangements with the teacher and she provided work for them to complete while they were gone and the kids kept a travel diary which described what they saw and did every day. We added pictures and postcards, plus any brochures we picked up at different locations along the way. The school still got their funding and we paid less for trips as they weren’t during peak time. I still have all the kids’ diaries and love reading them now and then.
Well, it was a vacation.
Teachers and admin get both “personal” and “sick” days- the students are more often just treated as property which brings in income from the state.
I can’t believe the crap I’m reading on this thread. Tell the school these are my children I can take them anytime I want and anywhere I want. Don’t like it - stick it!
So it’s an “unexcused” absence. So what?
Much ado about nothing.
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This father is under the erroneous impression that his kids are HIS kids. They’re not; they belong to the government. If he truly cares about ‘em he’ll pull them out and find a good homeschool program where they might actually learn something.