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I would appreciate some opinions on whether or not to pursue a situation at DD's charter school.
Background:
DD attends a coveted lottery charter school. We've been with this small school for 13 years total. Recently they built a state-of-the-art wood suspension floor "dance room" for PE. This school does lots of yoga/dance and almost zero competitive sports in physical education class.
Prior to this new addition, PE was held either outside on a large grassy area, or in the basement of the building, on concrete floors, complete with pillars. Thus the need for a dedicated PE space...
Well, it appears that PE is still held in the basement on rainy days. Yesterday was one of them. Apparently not all physical activities can be accommodated in the newly built dance studio. So jump roping and some type of relay race was going on and DD slipped on her shoe lace and cracked her knee on the concrete floor.
L5 states are 2 weeks away. Yes, accidents happen anywhere at any time. But I am finding it a bit difficult to swallow the fact that the brand new PE facility with relatively safe flooring sits unused during some classes while the kids work their bodies on concrete instead.
My initial reaction was no more PE for DD when it's held in the basement. I can't imagine this is a frequent event now that they have the brand new room, but regardless. I see it as an unnecessary risk. We've never asked for accommodations for any of our kids that have worked there way through this school before.
Should I take a stand? Leave it? Is the concrete floor just fine considering that's what the kids have been using for years? Now that there is an alternative, does that make a whit of difference?
Background:
DD attends a coveted lottery charter school. We've been with this small school for 13 years total. Recently they built a state-of-the-art wood suspension floor "dance room" for PE. This school does lots of yoga/dance and almost zero competitive sports in physical education class.
Prior to this new addition, PE was held either outside on a large grassy area, or in the basement of the building, on concrete floors, complete with pillars. Thus the need for a dedicated PE space...
Well, it appears that PE is still held in the basement on rainy days. Yesterday was one of them. Apparently not all physical activities can be accommodated in the newly built dance studio. So jump roping and some type of relay race was going on and DD slipped on her shoe lace and cracked her knee on the concrete floor.
L5 states are 2 weeks away. Yes, accidents happen anywhere at any time. But I am finding it a bit difficult to swallow the fact that the brand new PE facility with relatively safe flooring sits unused during some classes while the kids work their bodies on concrete instead.
My initial reaction was no more PE for DD when it's held in the basement. I can't imagine this is a frequent event now that they have the brand new room, but regardless. I see it as an unnecessary risk. We've never asked for accommodations for any of our kids that have worked there way through this school before.
Should I take a stand? Leave it? Is the concrete floor just fine considering that's what the kids have been using for years? Now that there is an alternative, does that make a whit of difference?