Stephen had a meeting with Ian's teacher and the SFA Family Support Coordinator. His teacher was surprised. (She was out of town on Friday, and we hadn't talked to her yet.) She pointed out to the SFA person that Ian was in the top of his class in most areas. Basically, Stephen just had to sign a paper saying that we would not let Ian miss any more days of school. The SFA teacher is supposed to send that letter to the tribal court and Stephen will not have to appear in court. There was no court today, as it was President's Day.
We decided to wait until the end of the week to make a decision about homeschooling. We are both leaning that direction, but don't want to do anything rash.
We have been really happy with his teacher, and he does have a lot of friends. It has been a good opportunity for him to be exposed to another culture. For the most part, everyone has been accepting of him in spite of the ethnic differences.
There are many benefits to homeschooling, though. At this point, I'm not sure if I can drop him off at school every day without wondering what is going to happen next.
Right now, I am researching math systems. I'm off to do that some more. I will try to post pictures tomorrow.
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Anna, just so you know, the 10 or 15 day absence policy is part of "No child left behind." The school doesn't make Adequate Yearly Progress if too many students (a percentage) miss more than 15 days for any reason--excused or not. The federal and state guidelines here rarely take into account real life. It makes me angry too.
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