Exempting finals in high school?

Marian
Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:57:01 +0000

At my kids’ high schools, the criteria for being exempt from finals had nothing to do with attendance.

It might be a good idea to bring the situation you’re talking about to the attention of the parent-teacher organization, which could then bring it to the attention of the school administration. Anything that motivates kids to go to school with the flu is counterproductive. Perhaps this year, and this year only, the criteria should be revised so that absences are not taken into account in determining eligibility to exempt finals.