My lad says his teachers say I can pick him up early so he can watch the football tommorow.
I think this is bollocks.
We might sack the whole day off and go ride the pump track at Lee Quarry - actually doing some sport, instead of sitting on his arse watching some.
Is this happening with your kids?
Nope
not happening with mine.
Football?
Many kids I teach would love this but can't see any Head getting away with that. Thing is any absence tomorrow looks suspicious
Nope, school had a big sign outside saying that this will not be happening so don't even bother asking if you can take them out early.
It's teaching them that it's normal to watch football and in fact, more important than school work.
I think your lads trying to pull a fast one there.
Got the letter from our youngest's school today about this, we can pick him up at 2.30 to get home in time for the match.
Unfortunately he will have to stay: I dislike football, I'm at work, and he's getting picked up by another parent cos they're going round to their house with their electric guitars for a jam session.
edit : we are in Calderdale as Brant's lads school may be, perhaps it's been approved by our LEA
Whats this football you speak of.
A lass at my work, said her school is letting them watch it at school. My SCOTTISH bosses are having a BBQ and letting us watch it.
I don't particularly have an opinion on it, but I do remember sneaking walkmans into class and threading the headphones up my sleeve to listen to the world cup and subsequently not doing much work.
Got the letter from our youngest's school today about this, we can pick him up at 2.30 to get home in time for the match.
Really, I take back my previous comment.
My wife's not finishing early. (she's a teacher not a pupil)
Two local schools are letting the kids leave at 2:30.
My 13 year old's is not one of them and he is disgruntled (can you be "gruntled" or "mayed"?
I look on it as manna from heaven - they can't moan that he skived off to get to Mountain Mayhem on Friday 
Look. This is a valuable life lesson they're being taught. My little'uns finishing early too. Its about management of expectations, the power of the press, hyperbole and the fact that... yes... your dad was right. Emile Heskey is a ****ing donkey
In Brazil it seems like the whole country shuts down and it's like a public holiday. But then, they are Brazil looking for their sixth world cup ay!
kin'ell, it's a group game ffs. maybe if it was a final. which of course it won't be
Who's playing?
CaptainFlashheart - Member
Football?
Trying to hard CFH.
Ours are, 2.30 pickup if you want, otherwise finish at normal time. Big screen in hall for kids at after school clubs who would rather watch the match. Sports day tomorrow as well.
it's a group game ffs. maybe if it was a final. which of course it won't be
I agree with this point. I mean, I remember sitting around for ages trying to watch the Space Shuttle launch. And as you say - not like a final or owt.
His mate's not even in as he's off to Glastonbury.
Lee Quarry is calling 
My sons (future) school has an open evening.
My lessons (I'm teaching them, not a studying in them) finish at 3:10 tomorrow as normal.
Unless I can have Le Tour on the whiteboard once it starts?
Trying to hard CFH.
+1
Though I prefer the one starting with "Oh do **** off..."
CaptainFlashheart - Member
Football?
project - Member
Whats this football you speak of.
igm - Member
Who's playing?
Bore off.
absolutely, sack the day off and spend it riding bikes with yer son. sod the slack arsed teachers/school.
They're having an 'after school club' at my kids school tomorrow, specifically so that any kids that are into football can watch it on the big screen with their mates - Top!
wow! blast from the past, literally! I forgot, we all sat in assembly hall cross legged, staring at a shonky old telly waiting for the shuttle to launch. Then drawing space shuttles all afternoon 
Everyone loves time off!
Bore
I too am happy to show my age by reminiscing about watching the first shuttle launch in school. There's a good argument that that had a reasonable amount of educational value though (don't really remember the details of anything we did - it was only junior school).
It's teaching them that it's normal to watch football and in fact, more important than school work.
I'd be tut-tutting less if they had to make up the time e.g. on a Saturday morning...but probably the same principle applies tbh.
at my brothers school they can either leave early, watch football on a big screen in the hall (and leave on buses as normal, or stay til the end and get picked up), or they will organise "alternative" activities if none of the above appeal (I assume DVD watching...)
They didn't do it when I was at the school (and we must have had a world cup at some point!)
I think it's fair enough. As has been said you don't have to take up the offer, though to my mind using it as a reason to go and do something else is taking liberties.
Why not just record the match and avoid the result?
all this sanctimonious tuttutting from parents probably quite happy to take kids out of school when they feel like it, to get cheaper holidays. And what's with the 'what football' etc bs. It's not my sport (second time ever I've got more than a passing interest in it), but it is this country's major sport, and you only make yourself look churlish posting comments like that.
Fair enough letting kids finish school early- they appreciate things like that.
I can remember (still) finishing school early to get home to watch the first moon landing,
I have to go pick my 2 year nephew up from day care today as they are closing early,
Cocked up my plans of going to Otley to watch the roadies.
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