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RandySF

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10. You get a nasty letter after 3.

Sat Jan 7, 2012, 08:09 PM

Jan 2012

Getting an absence excused in not easy. It applies to doctor/dental visits, appointments and funerals. If a child is out sick, you have to write a note and bring it to the office. If you want to go on vacation, you have a sign an "Independent Study" contract promising that your kid will do homework while off. I took my son to visit his grandparents in Michigan and the teacher gave us his regular homework IN ADDITION TO a stack of extra work he sent us. He spent almost as much time doing schoolwork as he did playing with his grandfather. And they say standards are low in public schools.

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My kid's school secretary is useless. [View all] RandySF Jan 2012 OP

isnt he kindergarten, lmao..... seabeyond Jan 2012 #1

He is RandySF Jan 2012 #2

omg... that is just crazy, lol. too sad. seabeyond Jan 2012 #3

Conformity is 99 percent of what is taught in public schools, private too. NYC_SKP Jan 2012 #9

Mine's in HS, and it's no better. I've completely given up. kcass1954 Jan 2012 #4

i think this is why i chuckled. i dont think i have had any issues all thru middleschool seabeyond Jan 2012 #5

How old is he? alphafemale Jan 2012 #6

Better get it fixed before it goes on his permanent record.... whistler162 Jan 2012 #7

Does anyone actually take the "permanent record" seriously anymore? backscatter712 Jan 2012 #13

Are the Kindergarten attendance police going to come to your house if it's not fixed? LeftyMom Jan 2012 #8

You get a nasty letter after 3. RandySF Jan 2012 #10

So what happens if you ignore the nasty letter? n/t backscatter712 Jan 2012 #14

It's a warning letter. RandySF Jan 2012 #15

What happens after that? hunter Jan 2012 #17

Criminal penalties for "truancy". RandySF Jan 2012 #18

And??? hunter Jan 2012 #19

Wow! The secretary was at school at 5 p.m.?! femmocrat Jan 2012 #11

Naaah. I saw him by Pier 39 JohnnyLib2 Jan 2012 #12

Wait... what? quakerboy Jan 2012 #16