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I don't think it's a school's place to decide what constitutes a legitimate reason to miss school - it should be the parent's prerogative. If the parent says it
by smanek 17y ago
I don't think it's a school's place to decide what constitutes a legitimate reason to miss school - it should be the parent's prerogative. If the parent says it's alright for a kid to miss a day of school - I really don't think the school should be questioning it.
- jonsen 17y agoI don't think it's a parent's place to decide what constitutes a legitimate reason to attend school - it should be the school's prerogative. If the school says it's imperative for a kid not to miss a day of school - I really don't think the parents should be questioning it.
- smanek 17y agoHeh, I see what you did there. I don't think that holds because society (and the law) hold the parents to be responsible for a child's well being - not the school. With that responsibility also comes the right to make decisions affecting the child's well being. That's why the state (which a public school is an instrument of) doesn't question how a parent raises their child (unless the parent's conduct rises level of abuse, of course).
- jonsen 17y ago;-) Neither point holds. Of course parents are ultimate responsible. But the school parent relationship is better off building on mutual professional respect and a certain division of power. Edit: and a sound amount of questioning from both sides of course.