My daughter is 17 and in her first year of 6th form. Next week her school have arranged a trip to a uni a 2 hour drive away for an open day. They are due back at 530pm. Trip is on Thursday we received notice today. Here is my issue - my DD works on a Thursday afternoon from 4pm as the whole of sixth form finish at 3.15pm on a Thursday- school is saying education comes first and this trip is extremely important and she needs to tell work she can't attend. Her work requires at least 2 really 3 weeks notice to book a shift off. After talking to the teacher she will try to get back for 430pm but this means that DD will have to be half an hour late for work. Her contract is for 10 hours a week and that is what she works and her hours fit around school - she can't suddenly only work 9.5 next week.
She isn't interested in uni either as she wants to do an apprenticeship or go straight into work when she leaves. Her tutor and head of 6th form have been really mean to her today and have told her she just needs to tell work she has a school trip and is unable to go to work that evening or turn up an half an hour late. Her tutor said don't tell them and just go in late!!!!!
AIBU to let her stay home and do independent study and then go to work as normal? She suffers from anxiety and she is doing so well in her job which is so far out of her comfort zone.
School seem to have a vendetta against her now and her anxiety is rocketing as she only wants to do the right thing. Should she choose work or school?