Missing school often is too many....

A single parent mentioned one day during a school week that her and her child was going to the gym instead of going to school.
I feel like the parent might be viewing the child more as a friendship/buddy thing than a parent to a child.
Why couldn't they go the gym afterschool?

Lets just say the child missed a lot of days from school either due to parent oversleeping or both parent or child being sick but hours later would be ok and on device playing games. Might be some structure and routine issues at play. I just hope the kid don't grow up making missing school habitual.

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Justafantasy · M

Around here in the mountains a lot of kids miss Friday at school as the parents take them to the ski hill on season passes every Friday

NativePortlander1970

@Justafantasy This is a very different situation.

OpalFlower · 36-40, F

@Justafantasy If the school is in sync and ok with the missed Friday's then it is fine. But if they are not and this happens every Friday then hey.

Justafantasy · M

@OpalFlower I think a bunch has to do with the kids, I caught teachers cutting school on powder days after I graduated

OpalFlower · 36-40, F

@Justafantasy Well children are a lot to handle hence to why they call in substitutes to fill in and teachers can find other jobs or work else where. But an individual child that you know personally miss a lot of days in school and they don't work yet and is only in 1st grade exhibiting concerning habits. I just hope this doesn't lead to school drop out etc to focus on other priorities then end up with a record.