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Do/Did you take your kids our of school for family vacations?

My kids are in 1st and 2nd grade... just wondering the pitfalls of doing such, or what your experience was. Not sure yet what the attendance policy is in Blacksburg.

Posted: 07/24/2019 at 10:59AM

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Do/Did you take your kids our of school for family vacations? -- HokieSignGuy 07/24/2019 10:59AM

For snipe hunting in Chilhowie. ** -- MikeVT85 07/24/2019 5:49PM

In my experience there are two considerations -- North Main Hokie 07/24/2019 4:18PM

Not reading the rest of this thread but at that age? Sure. Pre-algebra or -- BG Hokie 07/24/2019 4:15PM

If you miss 5 days, the school has to call and talk to you. -- HokieGator 07/24/2019 1:33PM

I say screw it... school systems have intruded and encroached -- One4VT 07/24/2019 1:18PM

Thats interesting. I've been teaching for 15 years and the school year has -- HokieGator 07/24/2019 1:27PM

I recommend starting earlier -- EDGEMAN 07/24/2019 1:33PM

I have to start back the week before kids come back (Aug 7 i think)... -- HokieGator 07/24/2019 1:38PM

Until Jr High we did -- Vienna_Hokie 07/24/2019 12:14PM

I feel this way also. ** -- psychobilly 07/24/2019 12:57PM

^^^ Listen to this guy ^^^^ ** -- darnellm 07/24/2019 12:31PM

When I was a kid, 2 wks in FL every year. -- 48zip 07/24/2019 12:06PM

We did, just touch base with the teacher about what being covered. ** -- vthhhi 07/24/2019 11:39AM

Isn't that what "summer vacation" is for? ** -- HokieNoVA 07/24/2019 11:31AM

Uh, doesn't always work that way. ** -- HokieSignGuy 07/24/2019 11:33AM

We have before. Just get your kids' work ahead of time, and it -- reestuart 07/24/2019 11:14AM

I don't recall. Oh, wait - -- PhotoHokieNC 07/24/2019 11:11AM

Hahaha. I think it was about 2 months in when I mentioned that I hated -- CochraneResident 07/24/2019 12:05PM

My wife and I met "later in life". Neither of us had ever had -- PhotoHokieNC 07/24/2019 12:16PM

I don't know how to take this... Gloat? brag? Humble brag? lol ** -- HokieSignGuy 07/24/2019 11:25AM

Gloat of all time. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 07/24/2019 11:50AM

Explains how you have time, energy and mind for Lounge gems. ** -- TomTurkey 07/24/2019 12:39PM

Of course. Especially in the lower grades. A few days away -- HokieAl 07/24/2019 11:04AM

At that age, definitely -- Dan1993 07/24/2019 11:02AM