Way to keep School a priority...

[peggyfromwastate]

I had to take DS10 to his Dr appts which were INCREDIBLY slow. It's always a bad sign when you see your doctor LEAVING the clinic as you arrive... Probably going to eat breakfast or round or something. UGH! Anyway, after waiting about 1 hour, we finally got in, yadda yadda yadda. Allergy shots after peds endo, then lab work, so it turned into an All Day Affair which is typical when we go to the doctor appts.

Finally I get DS back to school, and the attendance lady says, "you realize he won't get credit for today, since there's only 1.5 hours left of school."

Me: "That's fine. He was at a Dr Appt. Nothing I can do about it."

She: "Well, he won't get credit for the day. Do you just want to take him home?"

Steven, standing right by me: "Yes! Can I please? I want to go home!!"

Me: "No. You are at school, you need to go. You have a test."

What the heck!!! Why would the attendance person say that? I could not care less if he gets "credit" for the school day. That's code for the school gets PAID for his attendance that day anyway. Whatever.

So frustrating.

He missed only about 1 hour of instructional time anyway-- mostly the day was art and lunch and pe and maybe 1 hour of math!

She: "Well, he won't get credit for the day. Do you just want to take him home?"

Steven, standing right by me: "Yes! Can I please? I want to go home!!"

Me: "No. You are at school, you need to go. You have a test."

I think I'd email the principal and let them know. Not okay at all. Address it from that angle, too. "School is a priority in our family, regardless of what "credit" is assigned for attendance. I did not appreciate the prospect of going home being dangled in front of my son when clearly it was MY intention that he attend the portion of the day he could."

[v-girl]

Wow. Ridiculous!

[DCJenn]

Definitely email the principal because they should actually get 'credit' for kids who are out for health reasons.

J.

[peggyfromwastate]

Good to know jenn-- the attendance sec acted annoyed to have to write him a slip. There were other people in the office (working- another secretary and others) and there was this awkward pause after she said that...

I know it's an excused absence but I didn't know the district gets credit for excused absences.

I try not to take them out of school-- I have all the professional days and other odd non-federal holidays scheduled with dr appts. Next Friday we have a professional day and I have dentist apps in the morning and vision appts in the afternoon!! Fun times!!!

But Peds Endo is hard to schedule- so those appts generally mean almost a whole day missed.

[DCJenn]

and so what if they don't get credit- what a dumbass.

But seriously- the way the funds are dispersed I think do count doctors appointments.

J.