Letter to the Editor: Is School System Attendance Policy Unfair?
Parent has concerns about excused absences.
I have a concern about the attendance policy for Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) - several concerns, actually. First, some background about my family: I have two boys, both of whom are in the upper –elementary grades at a Catonsville public school. They have both received report cards for a few years now, and have always earned almost all A’s in every single subject. Each semester we get comments on their report card from teachers saying that they are a joy to teach, are at the top of their class, and that they are doing work far beyond their grade level. While I could certainly expound upon their academic gifts all day, my concern is not that their education is in any way in peril. Quite the opposite actually. My husband and I …
anthrogirl
8:25 am on Wednesday, October 10, 2012
I did my student teaching back in the 80s. It was in high school. My students were allowed one week for hunting. And it wasn't one week in particular. They could take 5 days any time during the hunting season. I had a lot of kids go hunting, boys and girls. Back then, parents consdiered the time off important. They were teaching their kids life skills and they were stocking their freezers with … more ›