To think that this may possibly, perhaps, could be perceived as Bad Form?

[ChaosTrulyReigns]

DD2 brought a school trip letter home yesterday - 10 places to bexawarded on a first come, first served basis.

She was 8th in the queue, the pupil before her handed in her slip and 3 extras for friends.

It takes a lot for her to get out of bed early, and she really wanted this opportunity - one that her sister experienced 2 years ago, and I really wanted then tu have the same chance.

Gah

AIBU to be a bit miffed?

[ChaosTrulyReigns]

That title is shit.

[ChaosTrulyReigns]

That title is shit.

[ChaosTrulyReigns]

That title is shit.

[justabigdisco]

YANBU - I'd be complaining about that.

[jennycoast]

YANBU at all.

[Fairy1303]

Personally I think it is bad form to have first come first serve for a school trip! That's awful!

But yes, given that they did it that way, girl in front should only have been able to hand in for herself, I agree.

YANBU

[catgirl1976]

YANBU

That's not cricket

[CatAmongThePigeons]

YANBU. Surely they should only take the form if the person is there to hand it in?

[LittleMissGerardButlerfan]

YANBU to be miffed!

I could tell it was you from the multiple posts :o

But seriously that is not fair, I would take it up with school.

[MarmaladeTwatkins]

YANBU bab!

I would complain, actually. It is NOT FAIR.

[HairyGrotter]

YANBU

I'd be having a word about that, personally!

[Sirzy]

Yanbu. I would contact the school

[HandragsAndGladbags]

Should be names in a hat imo

[Ledkr]

I'd be cross. You going to say anything?

[ChaosTrulyReigns]

You know what? I think I will. The probbo is, I'm a Governor there and really don't want to be seen to be doing things that might be seen as using contacts, or implying that the school is not following correct or cricket procedures.

Ugh.

[YourHandInMyHand]

Its not fair, the other kids should have gotten out of bed and handed them in themselves if they were that bothered.

[ChaosTrulyReigns]

I'd be much happier with names in a hat.

All slip so handed in by 3pm on X day have an equal chasnce of "winning".,

[Portofino]

That ismSO unfair!

[flowery]

If she was 8th in the queue she was 8th in the queue, so her and the two after her should all have places as they were bothered enough to get there early.

[Floggingmolly]

The school is not following procedures; that's really crap. Why would you imagine being a governor means you have to suck it up?

[BoffinMum]

She needs to get better at networking in future. An important life skill.

[MarmaladeTwatkins]

Are you a governor, Chaos?! You SWOT.

Come for coffee please so that you can tell me all about being a govinir.

[SabrinaMulhollandJjones]

Our school stopped doing 'first come first serve' a while back. Names in a hat now - but my dc's names never seem to be the ones that come out of the hat

[ChaosTrulyReigns]

Yup.

I am a foine upstanding pillow of the community.

Whodathunk?
Sabrina, there's a secret special lip in that hst - so the draw can be manipulated.

[MikeOxard]

First come first served - where the fuck were they? They didn't come, so they can get to fuck imo. Not on at all.