I noticed in our class lists that a number of kids have left the kids school permanently. I'd like to be able to talk to ours about the classmates who aren't coming back but I don't have a comprehensive list. Is it weird to ask the school if they can confirm who isn't returning or address it somehow?
The schools won’t confirm due to privacy issues.
Where do you live? Public or private? Kids are always moving in or out at our school, so not sure what would need to be "addressed" here.
This. If they were friends, your kids would know why they’re not coming back. If they weren’t friends, this doesn’t need to be “addressed”.
@Anonymous Exactly. This sure sounds like a "So many people are leaving NYC and we don't know what to do!' sky-is-falling troll
they're kids my kids have been in small classes with since they were really little. so they're def friends though maybe not bffs. not close enough that i feel like i want to email the parents and ask but close enough that they'll notice.
I don't know--this reeks of trolling to me.
the school is not going to tell you! you would have to reach out to people individually
If you know who's leaving already why don't you just talk with your DC about those students? If there's someone else he'll realize once back in school and then you can talk some more if necessary. No need to complicate this.
It makes sense to want a full list, and everyone’s answers seem right about why you would have trouble getting one. Not to be too woo-woo, but we would all like to get a full sense of what has changed and brief the kids, except it’s all still changing. Would it work to say “we know x, y, and z kids have moved to other schools, and it seems likely to keep changing, what a wild year this has been”?