Count Day Protest
Many of you may have seen this infographic telling parents to notify their school district of an intent to homeschool for the period of October 7-25, essentially the 'Count Day' that determines funding for each district based on attendance. I believe that those behind this movement are good parents that are extremely frustrated. They may feel that their voices will not be heard any other way. I understand the intent. However, I want to encourage anyone that is entertaining this idea to think of the long term consequences. Here are just a few: If you pull your child while funding is being calculated the school will not receive funding for your student. You are literally underfunding the district that you are expecting to educated your child. We could probably debate a lot of things regarding how each district spends their funding but that isn't the point. The point is that you are taking money away from your childs education by engaging in ...
