Stupid Things #312 and #8401

Max's school requires a doctor's note after the 5th absence. How lame is that? Not if he's sick for more than five days in a row, but for the whole school year. Grrr. It's because they want to know whether a kid should be passed or failed, but that decision should be made independent of absences, right? RIGHT! It should be about whether the kid has learned the material. Especially if the parents have excused the absences! I guess I'll be sending Max to school even when he is feverish but feeling ok so that everybody else can get sick too.

To register the kids for school, I need to show proof of residency. Does my government-issued license count? No. I need a phone bill, where all I have to do is call the company and say "bill me here" and that is considered proof of residency. How lame is that? I guess the school thinks money is a more powerful truth indicator than government oversight.

posted April 29, 2009 11:14 AM by Jen | Jen , school | | permalink

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Dad said:

Dearest Jen,
Now you know how state and federal governments make it so easy for illegal aliens to live and hide in this country. And it's only the tip of the iceberg.

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