16 hour school day

[TheFlyingFishFinger]

DD is in school choir, they're singing at the Royal Albert Hall at the end of the month, which is amazing and we're all really excited.

Only thing is.... Is she will start school at normal time in the morning, then at 3 will head to RAB for practice rehearsal, by the time she's finished the concert, she will be on the coach by 11pm at the earliest. Then it will take an hour and a half to get back to school and another half an hour after that to get home, which means she won't be home till 1am. She might want something to eat when she gets in as well?

She then has to be in school for normal time the following morning.

Is that normal? I thought the school would let them start a little later?

My DD's school let's them come in later if they have been at an activity/event until late. For example they went to Young Voices last year, and didn't get back until 11pm, so they were allowed to come in at 10:30am the next day.

I would just say she will be coming in later on if you think she will be shattered. To be honest, I wouldn't want to be that teacher the next morning. They will all be moody and exhausted.

DD was told at the end of choir last night (after the kids asked again if they were allowed a half day the next day) that they are not allowed, but if their parent/s thought they needed a later start then they could, but it would go down as an unauthorised absence.

She'll want to be there at the beginning of the next day for all the excited chat about it. YABU.

I would send her in when she wakes up. You said you are worried that you will get into trouble over it, but what do you think they are going to do? Nothing, it is perfectly justified. Don't worry! :)

It's just something they have to write in the register - let her sleep in.

OP - I wouldn't send her in the next day.
I understand the late night (because it's an evening concert at the RAH) I'm more shocked that it will take 90min to get home!

Does your 9yo really have a 90 min commute each way every day?

Hi Thread, I think you might have misread that the 90mins is from RAH back to School on the coach. Then 30 mins from school to home after unloading the coach of sleepy kids.

Apologies

Apparently there's a letter coming home after school today about it.

Half of me wants to let her sleep in and the other half makes me want to take her in and let them deal with her foul mood.

I'll see what the letter says.

My two have done the Young Voices concert at the O2 (couple of hours journey from us). They were allowed to come in after first break (around 11am) the next morning. Children didn't get back until after midnight.