|
I don't think I'd allow it. That's the sort of privelege juniors/seniors get, not freshmen. She's toeing the line here, wanting to see how much you'll let her get away with. Having said that, if you do allow it you need very firm restrictions. Have her notify you in advance and tell you where she's going, possibly get her to check in with you on a cell phone or pay phone. Keep tabs on her when she has these days, put a firm limit on how many she can have (one a month is probably what I'd go with) and generally make sure she realizes that this is a privelege and that she'll do it according to your rules or not at all.
I don't know how it works there, but if a freshman here cuts class without a note from a parent the parents get a call. So it'd be tough for her to do it without your permission. Just make sure you have very firm boundaries if you do agree.
As to how the other parents were persuaded? Perhaps they were told that everyone else's parents had agreed too. I'd want to get in touch with them and see if their story matches up with your daughter's.
__________________
I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
|