World cup cricket... just a question regarding kids in the crowd.

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  1. Mr Badger

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    I love watching the world cup and can't help seeing how many kids of school age are in the crowds, in midweek.
    The other day one of the commentators stated that it was "good to see so many kids at the game and why not."
    Summer hols don't start for a few weeks so what's going on?
     
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    Free tickets for schools most likely with some parents/guardians going as well.
    Failing that, the parents don't give a monkeys and just take them out of school.
     
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    School's could claim free tickets if they wanted, my sons school going to Headingley on Friday to see England v Sri Lanka
     
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    Whilst I don’t have children, surely this is hypocritical of schools who fine parents for taking their children out of school in term time?
     
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    Yep the missus works at our village primary and said some of the kids are going to that.
     
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    What angers me about questions like this is the assumption that it is schools that make these decisions. We fine parent's but it's not our decision. It's the local authority / government directives. It angers me as much as when people blame hospitals or the NHS for problems in health care rather than the government decisions. I don't blame you for thinking this because that's how the news sells it too. At our school we have a huge proportion of students on free school meals and pupil premium. They go on holiday as it's cheaper. I don't blame the parents who can't afford the holidays. And I was genuinely dismayed that one of my students' parents was charged £60 per child per parent. That's two kids charged £60 for each parent. £240. The school only look bad and feel bad and are made the victim in charging them, but they have to do what the LA says. So no it's not hypocritical as it's not the schools who make the decision.
     
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    Educational visit. :)
     
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    I shall reserve judgement on that
     
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    I get that, but do the schools have to take action? I am guessing it’s the school that informs the local authorities who then issue the fines?
     
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    It will be if they’re sat on the western terrace.
     
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