daughters school is letting them out 1h early for next england game , right or wrong

peachyprice

piratefairy wrote: »

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I'd be mortfied if I was a parent who worked full-time, if my children were to be sent home from school early. Guess people must have really relaxed employers!

It's a secondary school, why would you need to leave work early?

Person_one

peachyprice wrote: »

It's a secondary school, why would you need to leave work early?

Some children at secondary school have physical or learning disabilities and still need help getting home.

In rural areas they may not live in walking distance or on a bus route.

Children who are bullied often can't travel on school buses for fear of being physically harmed.

samandona

Havn't read the entire thread but I do alot of work in schools near where I live - some incredibly good, private schools and some at the other end of the scale. I know of alot who are doing the same thing next Wednesday, ie sending the children home early.

I've spoken to alot of parents who would happily let their children have the day off school so that they could watch the England match, despite the fact its not on until 3:30ish. I suppose if getting children to and from school is a problem, then leaving them at home all day is less of one.

I also know alot of teachers and parents, from both sets of schools, are in support of the "leaving early" idea as it means that kids will atleast be at school for the majority of the day rather than not go in at all.

sexki11en

If i'm not mistaken, isn't kick off at 4pm? So why the hell should they be letting them off at 2.30pm???

I think it's absolutely appalling. All those parents who have justified it and are saying "school isn't a prison" and "no wonder our kids are unhappy" should get a grip. It's your mollycoddling them no doubt that's made them that way. Rules didn't do my generation any harm (and i'm only 30) There aren't enough of them about anymore if you ask me.

Kid today have it way too easy and expect the moon on a stick and think the world owes them a favour because of the attitudes of parents these days. And these namby pamby, cotton wool wrapped up kids are our future? I'm glad I won't be around to see it!

SK x

vixarooni

This is a hard one. I remember when i was in year 5 or 6 in primary school we were let out of school to watch the Tour de France, but i suppose we could physically see that go past and thats quite an experience vs just watching it on tv.

Very hard, but as a football fan id have to say i would go with the going home early option. Its the atmosphere and joining of everyone as one that has a benefit to their education, not academically speaking of course.

*Jellie*

Our school is shortening lunchtime and moving lessons forward so no teaching time is missed! They are then putting the football on in the hall so people can stay and watch or can go home at 3.
It seems like a pretty good solution.

samandona

sexki11en wrote: »

If i'm not mistaken, isn't kick off at 4pm? So why the hell should they be letting them off at 2.30pm???


SK x

Its 4pm SA time. 3pm UK time

peachyprice

Person_one wrote: »

Some children at secondary school have physical or learning disabilities and still need help getting home.

In rural areas they may not live in walking distance or on a bus route.

Children who are bullied often can't travel on school buses for fear of being physically harmed.

Ok, MOST children at secondary school don't need collecting.

looby75

ds school is now having a football party They get to take their football kits in or red and white clothes, get changed at 2.30, then go into that hall for 3pm to watch the match.....at half time they are having hot dogs and icecream....if they don't want to watch the match they can go out on the school field and play some football based activities instead, the will be sent home/picked up at aprox 4.45pm.

They are charging £2 for this but I think it's an excellent idea, it caters for the kids who want to watch football and those who don't but still want to join in the fun. (it's a junior school, not sure how practical a similar thing would be in a senior school)

kafkathecat

SK I think you are mixing up a lot of different issues around parenting and I'm not sure 1 hour of school is going to make much difference to any child either way but being able to watch a match when that is important to you just might. K.