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Not AIBU, but am I?

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EvilTwins · 08/04/2014 16:37

Easter holidays day 2. I teach a practical subject. Practical exams are two weeks after we go back. I asked my GCSE class (1 class but 4 groups within that) if any of them wanted to come in during the holidays to go though their exam piece. They all said yes. They all arranged separate times and days to come in so that I could spend time exclusively with their group. I then paid for my DTDs to go to holiday club for the days requested by the students. Guess what, of today's 5, only one bloody well turned up. OK for him - we were able to go through his stuff, but since it's a group thing, there was only so much we could do. I called the others - got through to 2 mums, who were both mortified (I told them that it was their DC who had requested it and that I had paid for my own kids to go to holiday club) Apparently one had decided to go to do the induction for his new job (they'd told him he could do any day this week and he'd said he'd do today because he "could go to school any time" Angry) The others had just decided not to come in - but not one of the buggers had let me (or the other boy in their group) know.

AIBU to be really really pissed off with this??

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Fuzzymum1 · 11/04/2014 12:28

Sounds about typical if my son's school is anything to go by - 180 odd kids in his year (y11), all of them invited to a revision session last half term and only three turned up. My son has been invited to lots of Easter revision sessions (our Easter holiday starts on Monday next week) and has agreed to go to all of the ones he is able to (some clash so he's prioritised the subjects he wants to do at A level or the ones he feels he needs more help with) I will ensure he goes to every session he's said he will be at - he will be in school Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next week and Wednesday and one the day the second week, mostly just half days but he's committed to it thankfully.

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