Teaching from 2.30 or whenever it starts will be to half empty classes with remaining students furtively checking their phones under the desks.
Schools should go with the flow, embrace it, have short lunch break so lessons can finish early and put it on in a big screen as a "community" thing in the hall for all to watch together....
Our school is staying open, its being screened in the hall and £2 donation to a charity to go and watch, kids will miss last 10 mins of lesson. I think this is a disgrace. The kids shouldnt be charged. Luckily I'm free last lesson but if I wasnt I'd stream it in the classroom for the last 10 mins. I expect many will be absent today.
In summary schools should stay open, the game should be shown, kids should not have to pay.
Convert, intrestingly enough, our school is going to have longer lunch breaks next year to keep the food contractors happy, so that the kids have time to spend more!!! FFS
There was a school in Wakefield that is showing the match on a big screen in the hall today at 3, those parents get to leave their kids at school while they go down the pump track.
Me? My lad's old enough to make his own way home and he can do what the hell he wants when he gets here, come three I'll be doing what everyone else is doing, calling in sick or pretending my nana has died again and then will be making a beeline for some beautifully sunny, and beautifully deserted hills. More world cup please.
I thought fishing was this country's major sport?
I really can't understand how parents could keep their kids out of school to watch this pointless match, although it is suggestive that there's not much encouragement from home to be in school anyway.
It's teaching them that it's normal to watch football and in fact, more important than school work.
Taking part in a great international festival once every four years is more important than an hour of extra sums, imo.
Having those in authority acknowledge that fun is important means a lot to people. Being able to break up the daily grind unexpectedly for a bit of excitement and pleasure is one of the most simply joyful things in the world I think Begrudging that is pretty frigging mean spirited.
I think the issue is molgrips that for those parents who are unable to pick their kids up early the child sees this as somehow a betrayal by their parent.
My daughters school (Junior) in Hove is allowing early pick up, my sons secondary is not closing early.
I've told my daughter I'll pick her up at normal time and she's disappointed not to be missing an hours school (the football is irrelevant).
They were going to show it at school, then they changed their minds. I expect a mass bunking off. Just say it snowed a tiny bit, the teachers will understand 
Fair point wwaswas, I would be mostly in favour of the big-screen in school idea myself. Great for a party atmosphere I reckon - spread some joy in the world 
Our girls will be watching it on a big sceen in the hall at Wakefield.
We will be clossing the office at 2.30 and every one is going to Brooklands to watch it, some drinks will be provided
Tracey
Having those in authority acknowledge that fun is important means a lot to people.
MIDDLE CLASS PARENTS MUST BE EXTERMINATED.
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He went into school and we didn't go to Lee Quarry, FWIW
Taking part in a great international festival once every four years is more important than an hour of extra sums, imo.
He went into school and we didn't go to Lee Quarry, FWIW
I went out riding, HTH.
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