[Year 12 IT Apps] OT - De facto student free day

[Cameron Bell]

Sorry for the OT post, but couldn't think of any other vic-specific  
forums that I could ask.

Well its Monday and tomorrow is the Cup Day holiday here in (metro)  
Victoria.
As you would imagine, many people take today off to have a 4 day  
holiday. Due to this known behaviour many city schools used to have  
today as a curriculum day.
Now thanks to the decision that all student free days must be taken at  
the start of the year (Except 1 report writing day and 1 at school  
discretion) we are all here.
When I say "all" I mean all the staff and the 20% of the student  
population who has turned up. I have just had a class of 4 students  
and I bet I am not the only one across the city.
What a monumental waste of our time and resources.
Students and staff are actually running sweeps - not on the cup, but  
on how many kids will be in each class. What a joke.
At least some classes are being collapsed on an ad-hoc basis as we see  
the numbers at start of each period.

QUESTION: I, and the rest of our staff are genuinely curious as the  
situation in other Vic metropolitan schools - are we the norm or an  
anomaly? Is it a school culture thing?
What is your attendance like today? Did your school move 1 of their  
student free days to today?


Thanks in anticipation
Cameron


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