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Is your school letting kids come to school late on Monday?

175 replies

AintNobodyHereButUsChickens · 09/07/2021 14:59

I just got this email from my daughters school, apparently a lot of schools are doing it by what I've seen on Facebook today!

Is your school letting kids come to school late on Monday?
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DadOnIce · 09/07/2021 15:55

Yes, it does rather also assume a non-working parent at home...

Sprogonthetyne · 09/07/2021 15:56

Ours is, but they were already been ridiculous about it, so I wasn't surprised. We got a text after Wednesdays game finished (about 10.45) In full caps lock, to tell us the kids need to come in wearing red and white today. They even managed to include the phrases "come on England" and "it's coming home" in a 4 lined text. It read like the teacher/admin had been drinking when they decided to send it.

newnortherner111 · 09/07/2021 15:57

An English football team was in a major final only a few weeks ago, indeed two teams were.

Does the school suggest hankies at the ready in case Italy win?

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Bitofachinwag · 09/07/2021 15:57

@DadOnIce

I wonder if the same rule would be applied to children who had stayed up until midnight to queue for a book (as used to happen with the new Harry Potters when they came out) or some other non-footballing activity?
Or women's football.
LostThings · 09/07/2021 15:58

How embarrassing. So many errors and it will be seen by lots of people. I think the teachers at this school need to brush up on basic English skills over the holidays.

UnalliterativeGeorge · 09/07/2021 16:04

but it's not about not being allowed to stay up late.

if they want to, they can
if they don't want to stay up late then they won't.
I don't get what the problem is.

Depends on the age of your children. Mine would want to stay up if I asked them. They would then not watch the football, annoy each other and I'd miss watching it telling them off then they'd be overtired all week because they get up at 6am regardless of when they go to bed. They're 4 and 6. If they were bigger then they would get to choose. Our school is letting them go in late on Monday.

Rioja81 · 09/07/2021 16:06

Ours is. Sadly I work there, so kids and I will be in as normal

badlydrawnbear · 09/07/2021 16:07

As far as I know our school are not doing this, but they usually don't communicate anything until the last minute, so I won't be surprised if they send out a text message very early on Monday morning or something to say they are! (if they do that, I won't know about it because I am working Sunday night and the school apparently can only text 1 parent so DH gets all the texts and sometimes forwards them on to me)

ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 09/07/2021 16:08

but if they don't watch it then you send them to bed.

I don't understand why this is difficult.

WeBurnedSoBrightWeBurnedOut · 09/07/2021 16:09

Ours aren't doing it.

Nowmum43 · 09/07/2021 16:11

My kids will be staying up and their school haven't done this thank goodness! Regardless if they could stay off I'd still have to go to work and take them in on time!
This wouldn't have gone down well with my child who I have to fully 'encourage' into school everyday and they probably would have been massively upset if their mates who's parents either didn't work or could take the morning off too were going to be in late.
It's just making trouble at home for parents that have to still work the same hours and don't get chance to have the time off!

BeagleMomma · 09/07/2021 16:11

As a teacher who is still going to have to be in school for the children who's working parents can't let them slob about in bed, I think it's ridiculous.

Send them in tired and sleepy, and we'll all be tired together! We'd be having a nice lazy day anyway. Trust teachers to make judgement calls on activities to suit the mood of the children!

Frazzled2207 · 09/07/2021 16:12

Yes as of an hour ago. Primary. I’m pleased as my 6 yo wants to stay up and he needs his sleep.
However it’s def not a “learning opportunity”. It is however possibly the biggest football game in their lifetime.
But yeah it’s only because it’s football- with the Olympics being in the middle of the night for us I doubt they will have the same “status”. HT is a massive football fan and makes no secret of that.

Pinkandpurplehairedlady · 09/07/2021 16:13

My school is doing this and I think it’s a great idea, much better than having a bunch of tired grumpy kids rolling in at 8.45am. My two don’t watch football so will be going in at the normal time.

AlwaysLatte · 09/07/2021 16:14

Yes! 😀

Quisto · 09/07/2021 16:16

The local Primaries are but not the Secondary school.

PurpleOkapi · 09/07/2021 16:17

This seems unfair to students who might want to stay up late for other reasons and then sleep in without getting marked late. If the school thinks it's better for a student to be well-rested and occasionally late than sleep-deprived and on time, that should be true of all students all the time, not just the ones who watched football on this one day. But if a student stays up until midnight on any other day pursuing some other hobby, they're going to be marked late if they're not there on time, even if it's the only time they've ever done it.

BakewellGin1 · 09/07/2021 16:17

A lot of schools near us (Durham/Teesside) are... Rossmere in Hartlepool was one of the first I seen.

DS school is actually opening as normal and have said children can arrive at usual start time.. Or 10.30am.. Parents choice.

I think its a fantastic idea. It could be a once in a life time event, my oldest DS is actually going to our local cricket club with his DF to watch with other families. I am keeping toddler at home to watch it with a gin in hand Grin

People always take the opportunity to complain whatever happens. I am just happy the schools are accommodating children who wish to take part in watching the match.

RosieRabbit17 · 09/07/2021 16:25

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DappledThings · 09/07/2021 16:26

Actually this is correct. It's a contraction of let us. The apostrophe shows the u has been left out when the contraction is made
Which is not the error that has been objected to as has already been established. The horror is "parent's".

Teaandbicciesplease · 09/07/2021 16:27

Who are these magical children that sleep late if they are put to bed late? Mine would still be up before the sun even if they went to bed at 3am Confused

Perfectlystill · 09/07/2021 16:28

No and I'm very glad they aren't.

I love football, and will let all my DC stay up however late it gets on Sunday night. If they are tired the next day, they will have to deal with it, as as will.

It's a useful lesson.

FlatteredFool · 09/07/2021 16:30

Primary yes, secondary no. Ds is going in at normal time. He's not into football and the whole nonsense about pride and the National anthem is interesting seeing as most of the players won't sing it if past times are anything to go by, football is negatively associated with violence, drunkenness, anti-social behaviour, domestic violence, racism and lots of other negatives. Cricket and tennis don't seem to attract the sane negativity, why is that I wonder?
I hope England win and I hope fans behave. It is exciting for fans that the male team have done so well so far but I don't see the need to miss school. After the year that ds has had with so many isolations then that 1.5 hours will be of benefit to him for more one-to-one time or at least less in the class so more teacher attention.

It's going to cause lots of complaints from children who have parents at work before that time though and have to send them in at the usual time.

EllaMayGrace · 09/07/2021 16:31

Haha, I was going to say my old primary school is doing this and it’s the school you posted about.

To be fair, I think there are probably some social and economic factors in this decision. It’s a very working class area and school attendance, unfortunately, isn’t a high priority for some people. A lot of people may have just kept the children off school altogether, at least this way they will be in school for the rest of the day.

Easy to criticise and laugh on Mumsnet but the school are working with the local people, they know how they think and behave, and are trying to make it work in the best possible way. Better to miss 90 minutes than a whole day, which is the reality for a lot of children.

Mincepiesallyearround · 09/07/2021 16:32

Mine isn’t - I like the idea - but it wouldn’t work for us anyway as we both work and the child has to be at breakfast club at 8am so we can get to work.