Grammar school application thread

[Bobbins43]

I know this is an TAAT but does anyone know what happened to the poster whose husband didn't submit the application for their DS and his test? Have been thinking about them all day

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3031699-To-wonder-where-the-thread-regarding-the-posters-dh-not-filling-out-the-grammar-school-application-for-their-son-has-gone-to?msgid=71866354

Update from OP at end, not good.

Thank you! I found it just after I posted this, like an idiot. :(

Bah. Gone again :(

I've been wondering too. What was the update?

Oh no, I take it she wasn't able to convince them to let her son to take the exam? I really hope she finds a way

Following if anyone can say what happened

her son isn't allowed to take the exam.
She was telling her ds tonight.

Oh dear - I was really hoping it had gone quiet because she was getting somewhere with some sympathetic admissions person and was too busy to post on here.

It's sad that someone reported that thread as being a TAAT and it got deleted, since the only reason the first thread was deleted is the identifying information, which didn't apply to the latest thread.

Why were the threads deleted?

Oh no! That poor boy.

Oh no :( That poor boy

That's awful. Poor boy 😩

pixie the first was was deleted by Op as it had name of the school etc, and she felt it was all too outing and may prejudice her ds chances if it went on DM etc.

second thread was a thread about a thread which isn't allowed.
For that reason, this one will go puff soon too.

Well, on the off chance that OP reads this before it goes, tell your DS that he should be very proud of his hard work, dedication and application. It proves he has it in him to succeed in life in his own right in spite of his stupid father.

Why didnt the DH submit the paperwork?

Why didnt the DH submit the paperwork?
I don't think we ever found that out.

He claimed he forgot

Oh no! I know it's a MN cliche, but what he's done (the lying, not the forgetting) would be firmly into LTB territory, considering he'd previously left the wifework to the OP.

Sadly I know the schools in question and have a good friend who is involved in the exam
I asked her about taking the exam after the application deadline and she said it doesn't happen so I wasn't hopeful
Every year there are some who try but as far as she knows it's never happened even when a legal challenge has happened
This thread will go soon I'm sure as it's a TAAT but I've offered OP some advice about other schools in our area who offer good academic/rugby scholarships so maybe she will go down that route
I really feel for that poor boy, it's awful

I don't know why I'm so invested in this but I really hope her son was OK yesterday

There are times when the "thread about a thread rule" is total bollocks. This was one of them, as a lot of us really wanted to know how the OP was. And her DS.

yesyesyes Shatner's Wig

Can anyone tell me WHY that rule exists please?

Hopping - I found this actually one of those times when mn was at its best and worst.
loads of lovely support for op in a terrible position.
But thos of us who know the system know there is zero chance he would be allowed to take the test, and his only chance is to take it in March as a late entrant, and take that risk of being at the bottom of the allocation list.
So much bad advice from people who haven't a clue.