dd1's class is open tomorrow AIBU to not take her though?

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She is in yr2, 12 out of 15 classes are out on strike but her teacher is not striking.

I've actually got the morning off work tomorrow and had a few things planned to do and had not expected to have to fit in a school run too (takes an hour out of my morning). I am taking the cat to the vets first and she really wants to come with me there. Would it be so U just to let her off school tomorrow?

Also we only found out yesterday that her class would be open.

Yabu her class is open she should go.

I find it hard to fathom that the school could function with 12 out of 15 absent.

Squirted the Infants school here as 4 out of 17 classes open and the Juniors has just 1 class out of 16 open.

OP, I'm normally dead against keeping kids off for no reason but I think in your case I would.

At the end of the day, whatever she misses she'll catch up on...the same as the rest of the school will.

Also, the school I'm a Governor at has decided to give absent kids a 'Y' mark (the sort of mark they get for a snow day) so it doesn't muck the attendance figures up.

However, they haven't told the parents this.

I am the same. There are three classes running tomorrow at DS's school and he is in reception. I feel like I should send him in but would also love a pyjama morning.

YANBU.

If her teacher was striking it would be ok for her to miss a day's school, like millions of others will be. I don't see why you can't decide it's ok for her to miss that day.

What's the difference?

I would keep her off too, and I don't take staying off school lightly.

The strike a few years ago I had one DC in school and one out. It was the birthday of the one in school - so we went on a family trip to a science museum. When I approached school to say what I was going to do, they said they expected a few siblings to be absent, it was fine.

I bet half the class are missing and that even if 75% are there they do very little work - and that the teacher plans somesort of alternative day for them.
With most of the school absent the children wont be keen to pretend everything is normal.

Thats just my prediction :)

Oh keep her off OP. It's not going to make any difference in the long run.

I think it is fine. You could keep her off in support of the strike. Back in my college days the teachers striked. I was on a warning for bad attendance and as I got to college I was approached by one of the teachers striking who asked me not to go in - told him I had to as I'm in trouble for my attendance, he assured me that today would not count. He was right...

YANBU. Hope you have a nice day together.

I am very against children missing school - BUT this is not by ay maens a normal school day, PLUS there may be massive disruption on roads, public transport ,demos etc PLUS there is a gale warning for most of the country . Today is different.

Now this is the other side of the normal strike debate!

I'd keep her off.

Keep her off.

What have you decided?

We've got a big list of strike day activities planned DD(5)'s is - 'cutting and sticking' (currently well underway!); 'baking a cake'; 'doing some painting'; 'finish writing my story'; 'practise my spellings', 'read a story' - sounds like a full and fun day.

DS has got music practice, homework and dinner to do.

Keep her off and have a lovely day!

What have you decided?

Yeah I kept her off.

We took the cat to the vets this morning, had a walk in the park, she has done some phonics on the computer. She is now having lunch and will probably do a bit of reading this afternoon and then put up Christmas tree which she is very excited about. (and me too :))

Yeah I kept her off.

We took the cat to the vets this morning, had a walk in the park, she has done some phonics on the computer. She is now having lunch and will probably do a bit of reading this afternoon and then put up Christmas tree which she is very excited about. (and me too :))

Well DS's school said they were open but the children wouldn't get 'a learning experience' would watch DVD's instead. His teacher last night was non commital as to whether he would be striking and was also cagey when a parent helper asked if she was wanted to come in.

I kept DS off and we have been preparing for Advent making room for his decs

Glad you kept her off.

I would have loftily said I don't cross picket lines. :o

I had a Y1 and a Y5 off and was supposed to send my Y4 in today. That one spent yesterday rehearsing and performing for the local bandfest and didn't get to bed until after 10 last night, so I was very bad and neglected to turn the alarm clock on this morning. I didn't send my 3yo to nursery either, so they all spent the day rampaging around the house.
On that basis, I would have kept your dd off too!

You could keep her off in support of the strike.

WTF

OP didn't mention any support for the strike.

If people assumed that keeping her off was tacit support for the strikers, I would have made damn sure she was in school.