Sub at school

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Isaac's school called at 8:40 this morning to ask me to come pick him up because

they couldn't get a substitute aide. They tried calling 3 different people and

weren't successful. The secretary showed me the list of subs and had an excuse

for most of them like, " this one is hard to catch " " this one lives 10 miles

away " " this one usually is at a different school " and on and on. The

kindergarten teacher thought perhaps she could just have a different high

schooler come in each hour and take a turn with him......I said that would be

too disruptive and he would spend the first half of each of those hours showing

off and entertaining the high schooler. I asked what they wanted me to do and

they asked if I could stay with him for the day and I replied I could not. So I

took him home, but as I was signing him out I did ask if this was an excused

absence or an unexcused absence. The secretary replied quietly that it was

excused. They asked me to generate a list of people I thought he'd get along

with as a sub. I think he'd get along with anyone for a day or two....is this

my job or is the school being lazy here? There are 15 children in his class.

Jill

mom to Isaac (6.5, DS, repeat kindergartener)