To take DD out of school to go to the West End

[meangal]

DH and I have matinee tickets to a West End show tomorrow. DH bought them and didn't buy cancellation protection (sigh).

DS2 is poorly with a chest infection. I don't want to leave him with MIL as planned tomorrow. Not a dig at MIL- but poorly DS is hard enough but she would also be collecting DD after school and would have a couple of hours to manage with them both, and I just think it's too much/I wouldn't relax and enjoy the show anyway!

DH and I are unsure if it would be really bad form to take DD7 out of school at lunch time and she could go to see the show with DH tomorrow. It's child appropriate and she would love it. I think we'll probably end up wasting the tickets if not, or selling them on for a fraction of the price.

Her attendance is great and we would never have planned to take her out of school for a show, but seeing as how the cookie has crumbled this way, WIBU to take DD out of school so she can go to the theatre and we still make use of the tickets?

I would absolutely do that

This is exactly right, all learn at a different pace. One kid missing the lesson will need a quick catch up and then probably be at the point some of those that struggled were at and will then catch up when it is recapped. Schools rely on repetition to prevent students forgetting information, she will have that opportunity too to catch up.