My Email

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Some people are mistyping my email then wondering why I'm not receiving your work. Here, again, is my actual email:

bradley.craddock@rcsdk12.org

or

1299861@rcsd121.org


NOT: bradley.craddock@rcsd121.org! No, no, NO!

If I do not respond to an email within 24 hours during the week (Monday through Friday), please drop me a comment on our blog (this one) or one from our Google Classroom and I'll see what the problem might be.

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