AIBU to keep my son off school tomorrow?

[BigCheese24]

Tomorrow is an English bank holiday. We live in Scotland. My DH and myself both work for an English bank so we’ve got the day off tomorrow. Because it’s not a Scottish bank holiday, school is on.

Weather looks to be fantastic tomorrow - should I give my son a cheeky day off & we go out and have some fun?

YABU - It’s a school day, send him to school.

YANBU - it’s a one off, have a family day out!

P.s. we don’t get fined in Scotland like they do in England (if that makes a difference? As I wouldn’t lie to the school I would tell the truth about why I was keeping him off.)

Dear lord they want a family day in the sun on August bank holiday, not sack off all their kid’s GCSEs or stop him learning how to read and write 😂

July is the warmest month in England and Scotland.

Also I love getting July off up here, with the sun not setting till about 11pm at times, it's wonderful for the kids to be off.

You just had the weekend to enjoy as a family. I’d enjoy some adult only time!

If family was most important then you’d have spent the weekend with him , ridiculous . Scotland have the right idea for the timing of the holidays , August is invariably the worst of the summer months .

If school is open, then that is 100% where your child should be. Do you not value education, OP?

Have the cheeky day off. He is in P4🤣
My daughter had many a cheeky day off from school. I was always very honest with primary school, they actually asked me not be honest and told me to say she was sick in the notes. She never misses work at her part time job and got three A’s in her A levels. The cheeky days off never hurt her.

This. Have a quality family day OP and enjoy it. Some of these posters need to lighten up!

I have very little memory of my mum as she died when I was young, but everything I do remember is based on a holiday or other special occasion, so I always make sure to prioritise family time. Those memories are precious

The summer holidays are literally just over and op has just returned from a three day weekend without the child.
Now she wants to prioritise family time on a school day.

Say what??

The Scottish curriculum/lesson planning is very different from the English one. There isn't a set plan for what happens at the exact same point every year. And missing one day wouldn't have such a dramatic impact.