Originally Posted by
mnmag
I agree, in theory

-- but honestly any other HS yr is fine to miss a week, but there's too much at stake in Junior yr in terms of GPA, here! Clearly if the absence is due to illness -- the teachers would be understanding and somewhat accommodating! ^
I was all about supporting that OP until I saw the trip was to AUA. Don't even pretend that there's educational value there. My mother told the school district to deal with it for London and Paris.