Subject: DCPS Walk-out, Peaceful Protest & SFS Attendance Policy
From: "Mamadou Gueye" <[email-masked]>
Date: 14 Nov 2016 16:57:20 -0500

Dear Parents/Guardians,

As you may be aware, some of our students are planning to participate in the DCPS school walk-out tomorrow at 12:00 noon in a peaceful protest of the election of Donald Trump.

Students who want to participate in this peaceful protest must have written permission from their parents/guardians to miss school.  Parents/guardians must email [email-masked] by 9:00 am, granting permission for their child to be excused from classes.  Students who do not have written permission from their parents/guardians to miss school will receive attendance points if they leave the campus to participate in the walk-out.

We will continue to hold normal classes tomorrow, so students who miss classes are expected to communicate with their teachers about making up missed work.

The school will continue to identify ways for our students to voice their concerns about the recent election, but we also understand the value of activism as an opportunity to learn about our political process and to express one’s voice.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.

Sincerely,

Mamadou

Mamadou Guèye|Upper School Principal|Sidwell Friends School|

3825 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016|

[email-masked]|Tel. 202.537.8162|Fax. 202.537.8178

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