I am becoming increasingly frustrated with the school district.  First off they do not have all of the “half day/out of school ” days posted on the calender parents were given at the begining of the year.  Thursday this week the kids get out at noon, was not on the calender.  Friday there is no school due to parent teacher confrences  that was not posted on the calender.  Last week or maybe it was the week before they had an early dismissal day again, not posted. How in the world do these schools expect parents to be able to make arrangments if there is just no notice as to when there will be early dismissal days or school’s out days.

Now there is another rule that sticks in my head that I find stupid as can be.  These kids are allowed to miss 10 days a year that is it. What school does not get is that kids get sick, this is cold and flu season and according to our doctor’s nurse there are 135 kids out sick currently at the middle school.   Also doctors, dentists, and mental health service places cannot make every appointment for “after school”   I typically try to do before or after school or I try to make them for days  when there is no school but then some things are not open then either like if there is a holiday. 

Now the other thing is that if you’re on a medicaid card then you go to doctors etc when they tell you to otherwise you may not get to go for 6 months!!  Even though K is now on her dad’s insurance I still have medicaid as secondary so I still need to go when the doctor etc says so.   To me if school lets them out for things such as Cashimer Polasky day ( what signifagance he plays to the US I don’t know) and teacher confrences  then they can excuse illness and doctor appointments.   I do get very very vocal with the school as well when they mention something about her being out sick  or missing school like she did today  due to back to back doctor appoinments.   I don’t know about anyone else, but Im 36 we didn’t get to miss school for parent teacher cnofrences much, maybe towards the end of the year, heck your teacher met with your mom n dad after school or you had a substitute teacher and your teacher met with parents in another room.  It would be nice if the school district was organized better than they are.