It is difficult to not get a knot in one’s stomach after reading each of the proposed school schedules for the Marysville School District. Naturally, the selected schedule is the least tumultuous in comparison to the worst-case scenarios that we could have been stuck with. However, for my son, it will be a difficult year in terms of spending time with his non-custodial father, who has liberal visitation but lives more than three hours away.
Christmas break is, pursuant to the parenting plan ordered by the court, to be broken up as follows: one parent gets the first half, which spans from the time that school releases until the day after Christmas, and the other parent gets the second half, which is from the day after Christmas until school resumes. Obviously, our school schedule will not allow for such an arrangement. This is just one example of how children’s and parents’ lives have been upheaved by the strike.
Weekend classes, for us, are out of the question, as my son’s father is entitled to entire weekends of visitation, and my son would not choose to miss a weekend with his dad. As for me, I am holding my breath and hoping that I don’t end up in court for alleged contempt of the court-ordered plan, which would require an entire day of travel, legal fees and transportation costs to defend. Other parents in similar situations have expressed their concerns to me. I feel terrible for what the teachers and administration have gone through in the strike process. However, when it comes down to it, the families of Marysville and, most importantly, the children are the ones who have suffered the most.
Marysville
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