'I'm going to take a wild guess, and say the PP is likely Canadian, and possibly from Ontario (with a daughter in Queens).'
Yes, we are from ontario. And you are correct about ontario school funding not being tied to funding. I also think that our absence of standardized testing (aside from the dreaded EQAO in grade 3 & 6 - which you can choose to have your child not participate) makes it easier for our kids to miss school for family trips, sports etc. My12 year old grade 8 dd is a provincial level gymnast who trains 16 hours a week and misses school every Thursday afternoon. It's never an issue with the school (mind you, she is also a very dedicated and responsible student) She is in fact more worried about missing training for a week to go to Disney than she is about missing school (her coach told her not to worry as well as her teacher
Yes, we are from ontario. And you are correct about ontario school funding not being tied to funding. I also think that our absence of standardized testing (aside from the dreaded EQAO in grade 3 & 6 - which you can choose to have your child not participate) makes it easier for our kids to miss school for family trips, sports etc. My12 year old grade 8 dd is a provincial level gymnast who trains 16 hours a week and misses school every Thursday afternoon. It's never an issue with the school (mind you, she is also a very dedicated and responsible student) She is in fact more worried about missing training for a week to go to Disney than she is about missing school (her coach told her not to worry as well as her teacher