Day off school on birthday?

[Givemeabreak88]

What are your thoughts on giving a child the day off school on their birthday? If they are asking for the day off..

Absolutely not.

No way!

Before lockdown, I might have considered it, but they have already lost so much time at school that I wouldn’t let them stay home for their birthday

No, I wouldn’t. It’s a frivolous reason to miss school. Besides, it’s not like they could do anything except sit miserably at home so they might as well go in and see their friends!

Nope.

No way.

No

How old are they and heat day is their birthday? We're considering lying to DS about which actual day is his birthday....

No.

Celebrate at the weekend.

Absolutely not

@SleepingStandingUp

How old are they and heat day is their birthday? We're considering lying to DS about which actual day is his birthday....

Why?!

Op, what would your child do instead?

No. If every child did this it means hundreds of extra unauthorised absences which means they get pushed down the ranks in the tables etc. Surely they can celebrate at the weekend

Go for it. Unless in a gcse year.

No.

Nope. Off to school to see their friends and then plan something nice after school and on the weekend. Agree with PP that it won't be fun sitting at home with no one to hang out with anyway.

I had always said no and made my kids go in but this year when my oldest turned 14 i let him stay off. Hes a shy kid and came home horrified last year from getting 'the dumps' from so many kids because a friend put his birthday to everyone in the year on snapchat.

No. I wouldn't do it. Being at home on a school day isn't exactly a novelty right now.

He doesn’t like school hence him asking for the day off. He will be turning 7. Just to add he’s been at school throughout so he hasn’t been at home.

I want to say no...

But we did once. On the term dates we received it was an INSET, so we booked a trip to Disneyland (long weekend). Then they changed the INSET. We weren't the only ones and the school authorised the holidays for everyone.

School on your birthday can be quite fun. (Except the year I had my GCSE maths and French exams... But my friends and I had birthday cake for lunch between the exams)

No way.

No

Still no. Why doesn’t he like school?

Why?!
Because he hates school @FreddyTheFlute and it can be hard enough to get him out the door as it is, I'm expecting it to be worse when they go back next week, and the idea of on top of that being all "no presents, no cake etc until you come home" sees especially mean after a frankly shit 12+ months and his second birthday in partial lockdown

No. My DD1 has a birthday that always falls in school holidays and used to be upset she never got to go to school on her birthday 🤣

He’s never liked school since starting but that’s a whole other thread.

Not a chance.
Not liking school needs looking at and working to solve. He’s got years to go.