Me: "My daughter won't be in school for the next 2 weeks. We are doing a tour of some National Parks".
Teacher: "No, that won't work - that is too long to be away".
Me: ....
Teacher: ....
Me: "I am informing you that she wont be here for the next 2 weeks"....
She was far ahead of the class on everything. A tour of 5 USA national parks was far better than whatever "10 reasons you were probably born in the wrong body" lessons they had planned.