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Thing is the article in the Telegraph says it's unlikely the kids will go back until Monday 21st - thats the date they were due back anyway???
My youngest goes there and got to admit I thought he was trying to pull a fast one when he said they've got another week off cos of this fire, I mean it happened last Sunday, surely they've had time to sort it out as it was reported in the Telegraph as only a small fire in the staff room.

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There is clearly excellent communication somewhere. Telegraph doesn't seem to know when they will go back, Observer says Friday and the school says ??????????????????? ( fill in as and when anybody officially finds out !!!! )

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got letter from education definitely closed monday tuesday wednesday doesnt say anything about thursday when i think there on strike

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And 2BR are still making announcements that they will go back on Friday. Presumably they are getting the information from the school who seem to be in denial that the teachers are on strike.

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A strike is a withdrawl of labour. If the school announced it was closed Thursday the teachers could claim pay for that day on the basis that they did not have a choice whether to work or not.