A mum-of-two has revealed her “disgust” and “outrage” after her 10-year-old son’s school emailed to say they would be allowing pupils to arrive at 10 am on Monday so they can stay up late to watch the England match on Sunday evening. The game, which sees the England Football Team battle it out with Spain to take the Euro 2024 trophy, starts at 8pm and could last until 11 pm if it goes to penalties. Liz, 39, from West Sussex, spoke exclusively to The Mirror about the situation admitting that she was stunned the school would authorise leave for something like a football game.
Explaining that other parents in her son’s year group appeared to be pleased about the change, she had been left furious by the double standard of the education system. She said: “The government and schools are preaching about low attendance in schools and children needing to catch up on lessons post COVID lockdowns, yet they are missing out on lessons on Monday for a football match. “I am disgusted at this completely.
Even if we did like football as a dual-working family we don't have the luxury to go to work late nor allow our son to go in late.” Liz, who works as a radiographer, and her husband, an engineer, aren’t able to allow their son to go in late to school on Monday, even if he did want to watch the football." 'I refuse to let my Euros-mad son stay up to watch England – am I in the wrong?' She added: “It’s an important lesson to learn.
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