Is this college trip a waste?

thumper1
Sat, 29 Sep 2012 17:04:11 +0000

Parent of music major here. My son was absent from school 12 times his senior year for auditions, music festivals, and the unexpected death of his grandma. They were ALL excused absences. Getting to the auditions was sometimes a multi-day event. Plus we got stranded in Maryland for three extra days due to a HUGE snowstorm Presidents Day weekend 2003. His audition was supposed to be ON Presidents Day and he would have missed NO school. Instead he missed three days…and NO there was no snow here.

I will say, we parents had a lengthy discussion about absences for auditions and festivals BEFORE DS’s senior year in anticipation of him exceeding the allowed excused absences.

Re: recourse…our school did not grant course credit if the unexcused absences exceeded 4 in a
semester