Thursday, January 13, 2022

Special Delivery

On Wednesday, Eddy informed me that he wasn't going to be at school the next day. 

So, on Thursday I was not surprised that he was absent. 

The school's secretary emailed me to ask if I knew why he was out. She's been working from home as she travelled over the winter break. One of her duties is to determine whether absences are excused or not. 

So, I told her what Eddy told me. His mother was expecting a package to be delivered, and he needed to be home to sign for it.

Now, I totally understand the why of this. Sometimes it's just easier to stay home rather than figuring out who can be around to get a package, especially if it's something expensive. (No, I don't know what package it was. Eddy didn't tell me, and I didn't ask.) 

But, that's not an "excused" absence. 

The secretary accepted my explanation and coded the absence. It's technically unexcused, but she called it "other". 

If these students missed a lot of school, I'd be more concerned. But most of the time they're all present. Sometimes you just need to take the day off.

11 comments:

  1. It was probably something expensive, like a computer, and school is a lot safer to miss than getting paid at work.

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  2. Yes, sometimes you do need that time. We used to call them mental health days.

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    1. Although, our class is pretty low stress, so it's not like he needed the break.

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  3. Oh, I remember working full time five days a week and needing to take a mental health day off.

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    1. Less a mental health day for him, but yeah, sometimes it's nice just to have a day.

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  4. I can sort of understand. I'm in situation that I might have to take full day off to get my health insurance straighten out.
    Coffee is on and stay safe

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  5. I totally understand that - especially with the rist in parcels being stolen from front doorsteps!

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  6. I used to give my kids days off because school is just like a job. I mean we're all gone about the same amount of time a day. School is stressful to kids just like my job was stressful to me. It wasn't often but when I sensed the need my kids got their day.

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    1. That's great. Sometimes they do need a mental health day.

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