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

[Mark Kelly]

Same here, but about 50% attendance.  We're severely constrained about 
when - and how many - student-free days take place.

The Region is especially earnest about 'business as usual'.

Cameron Bell wrote:
> 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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