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Stargazer09

(2,183 posts)
2. In my school district...
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 08:05 PM
Oct 2012

...summer school for any of the kids is dependent upon whether or not the summer vacation will undo everything the child learned during the school year. Some children can't handle the extended time away.

From what I was told, they really try to avoid sending children to summer school. Very expensive, as well as unpleasant for the teachers.

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Not quite. MichiganVote Oct 2012 #1
Sorry I disagree. proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 #3
The fact that the woman included her cost concerns in an email does not support MichiganVote Oct 2012 #5
The district is represented sulphurdunn Oct 2012 #7
A district can be represented by any administrator they so choose. And... MichiganVote Oct 2012 #8
1. True sulphurdunn Oct 2012 #9
Thanks for the discussion. But, despite what most people think MichiganVote Oct 2012 #10
In my school district... Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #2
More than a decade ago, LWolf Oct 2012 #4
Yup. Same stupidity. MichiganVote Oct 2012 #6
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