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Missing a lot of days of school does not look good on college applications either - when you have too many missed days, a college may ask you why. Who knows how a college may veiw "I missed 3+ weeks worth of school for competition cheerleading"? I've also heard that employers looking to hire people right out of high school use school attendance records in their decision making - and high school transcripts are forever, who knows what type of job your child may want down the line where they ask to see high school transcripts and then he/she will have to explain it was for competition cheerleading (or they might not give you a chance to explain).
I would not risk my child's future in that way over cheer - especially when it's not necessary - if a gym really wanted to they could structure their comp choices and policies to limit missed school. Someone gave an example of a gym having a rule about being there Friday night - well, if the kids weren't due at the comp until later Saturday for warmups, that rule would be prioritizing cheer above school (and I'd probably look for a new gym the following year if a gym did that to my CP - and if my CP was in high school I probably wouldn't even follow the rule the current year).
Wait- attendance records are part of a transcript?
In high school we got a letter home after 5 unexcused absences, basically skipping class. Unlimited excused absences. In university, they didn't care if I was there or not so long as I wrote my exams and handed in my papers. Only labs were mandatory with attendance, and even then, we were allowed 2 missed a semester.
I've also never been asked for my HS transcript as an adult. Only had to provide it when I entered university. No one has asked me for a university one either.
Maybe Canadians don't care so much about you being there so long as you know things...