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A little crazy cat named Lorelei
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- Apr 1, 2001
NotUrsula said:In many cases you can disarm this whole argument completely by offering to pay the school for the days your child misses.
In a lot of districts, some of the school's funding is tied directly to daily attendance; they lose X dollars for every child for every absent day, usually about $20-30 per child per day. If you offer to make up the lost funds, many schools suddenly become much more tolerant about the days off (provided you're not asking for extra favors otherwise, and if your child is a good student who will not fall seriously behind due to the absence.)
In Kentucky you can not pay a school money to make up for your child's absence.
I have seen this debate carry on very far in other threads. As a teacher, I understand the importance of a child receiving an education that goes way beyond what is learned in the classroom. My son is in the AP program in his school as well, and I can tell you that when he missed a few days of school instruction (including hands-on activities that could not be made up) he missed a lot. If you child is capable of making up the work, and you know he will be successful then go ahead and go away, and you child should be fine. I had this one student who was not a rocket scientist to begin with, and she missed two weeks of school! She went on vacation. When she got back her mother wanted to know why her grades weren't so great on her exam
I was able to go to school on correspondence when I went away with my mother. Maybe a private school would be a better option since public schools do not have the same rules.