School Says Students Can Stay Home During an Extreme Heat Wave—But His Parents Still Make Him Go
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When the temperature outside is really hot, schools can be unbearably warm inside if there is no air conditioning, which can be distracting to both the teachers and the students.
What would you do if your school sent out a notice telling the parents that absences won’t count during a heat wave and that students can log on and attend their classes from home, but your parents said you still had to attend in person?
That is what happened to the young man in this story, which made him mad, so he told his parents that he wasn’t going to school no matter what. Now, however, he wonders if he might have been out of line.
While I do think that kids should generally do whatever their parents say, it is also clear that the parents are being unreasonable here. Read through the full story below and see what you think of how everyone acted.
AITA for telling my parents that I won’t be going to school
There’s currently a weather warning in the UK, for extreme heat, so much so that my school has sent out a letter that states that, on Monday and Tuesday, students may stay at home and complete work from remote learning on Microsoft teams.
It is going to be hot.
If not, students have to come into school in a PE kit.
The temperature forecast ( slightly varying between multiple sources) is to be 37°C/98°F at it’s highest on Monday and 39°C/102°F on Tuesday.
Rooms can get really hot in direct sunlight.
Most of the classrooms in my school are in direct sunlight and a very small amount of classrooms have air conditioning (about 12 of them in a 3 building school, the main building being 3 floors high and the others 2 floors.)
Also, our school PE kits aren’t comfortable at all, they’re netball uniforms that barely cover your chest and your butt, made from a very uncomfortable fabric, which is bad enough to wear for one lesson but worse for an entire day.
Clearly, the school wants people to study from home.
It also mentioned in the letter that absences on those two days will not count towards final attendance due to the fact that it has been authorised for us not to attend.
However, my parents are still insistant on sending me in, claiming that it’s crucial to my education, despite the fact that I’d be attending school via teams, the same as during lockdown during COVID, and that we won’t be doing actual work since it’s the last few days of school.
He might be pushing back too hard.
I’ve tried to reason this with my parents but they refuse to change their mind on sending me in.
I’ve told them that I will not go regardless, which has a them really mad. Was I out of line?
AITA?
At the end of the day, he should do what his parents demand. That being said, the parents really shouldn’t make him go in this heat.
Read through the comments below and see what you think of the situation.
This might just get him in more trouble.
His age will be a big factor in this.
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This person is asking a good question.
They must have seen the note.
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This person says the parents are being unreasonable, though.
There may be a good reason for them wanting him to attend in person, but if there is, he didn’t include it here. Assuming he isn’t too young or anything, he should be studying from home.
Hopefully the school will let the students who do show up all go to the air-conditioned rooms.
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