Over 300,000 kids bunk off school, seemingly more interested in football than education.

I wonder if these are the same kids the rightwing pearl clutchers insist are being discriminated against in schools?

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jul/06/thousands-of-children-absent-from-school-in-wake-of-overnight-england-world-cup-win

Edited July 7Jul 7 by Chomper Higgot

But football is more important than education!

58 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

But football is more important than education!

Well it is a certain failing demographic.

On 7/7/2026 at 1:18 AM, Chomper Higgot said:

I wonder if these are the same kids the rightwing pearl clutchers insist are being discriminated against in schools?

On 7/7/2026 at 3:05 AM, Chomper Higgot said:

Well it is a certain failing demographic.

Which demographic group would that be ?

I really hope that you aren't suggesting that just White Kids follow the England National football team

1 hour ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Which demographic group would that be ?

I really hope that you aren't suggesting that just White Kids follow the England National football team

Ask the rightwing pearl clutchers which demographic it is they insist is being discriminated against in schools.

Don’t conflate ‘following the England National football team’ with doing so to the point of bunking off school. They are not the same thing, the latter comes with life long consequences.

Edited July 8Jul 8 by Chomper Higgot

On 7/7/2026 at 3:08 AM, brewsterbudgen said:

But football is more important than education!

The spirit of Bill Shankly lives on😁

2 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Ask the rightwing pearl clutchers which demographic it is they insist is being discriminated against in schools.

Don’t conflate ‘following the England National football team’ with doing so to the point of bunking off school. They are not the same thing, the latter comes with life long consequences.

I do believe they state that White kids are descrimited against in Schools.

So, you are saying its just White kids who bunked of school because of the England game ?

None of the Blacks or Asians follow England in sports ?

7 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

I do believe they state that White kids are descrimited against in Schools.

So, you are saying its just White kids who bunked of school because of the England game ?

None of the Blacks or Asians follow England in sports ?

No Nick, that’s your dodgy logic again.

Do you think parents who allow their kids to bunk off school to watch football might be damaging their children’s educational opportunities and outcomes?

Are there demographic groups who value education more than to allow such behavior from their offspring and do the children of those groups fair better in the educational system?

Or is it always somebody else’s fault when one’s offspring fails?

I thought I had seen it all when it came to virtue signalling by the op. This takes the cake.

Of course what would it be without a right wing extremism thrown in for good luck.

Lifelong consequences.......get a grip.

The kids did not 'bunk off' school to watch the match, thet were nackered after being up to watch and needed more kip, as did the parents probably. Why did they not just say, school starts at 12 noon the day after a night match.

I bet many parents were absent from work the next morning.

But ONE DAY off in four years isn't going to ruin their education.

It surprises me to see so many English kids with their parents actually there to watch. Will they all get fined the 320 quid reported that one father would be fined?

Edited July 9Jul 9 by wil iam not

52 minutes ago, wil iam not said:

But ONE DAY off in four years isn't going to ruin their education

Did you not see where he said LIFELONG ? Sheez mister.

On 7/7/2026 at 9:05 AM, Chomper Higgot said:

Well it is a certain failing demographic.

Oh look, Higgot is showing his disdain for the white working class again.

12 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Don’t conflate ‘following the England National football team’ with doing so to the point of bunking off school. They are not the same thing, the latter comes with life long consequences.

Get a grip, those pearls are starting to crumble. I used to bunk off school all the time to smoke weed and ride dirt bikes in the fields behind my house.

Passed my GCSE's with great grades and ended up with a first class honours degree from a well known/respected London University.

Just because you needed 100% attendance to avoid being held back a year, doesn't mean everyone did.

I like it.

Shows a bit of spirit from kids.

Skipping school is a great tradition in kid culture.

One day, maybe they will miss learning about Roman numerals, no tragedy.

18 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Get a grip, those pearls are starting to crumble. I used to bunk off school all the time to smoke weed and ride dirt bikes in the fields behind my house.

Passed my GCSE's with great grades and ended up with a first class honours degree from a well known/respected London University.

Just because you needed 100% attendance to avoid being held back a year, doesn't mean everyone did.

Of course you did Jonny, all of that and so much more ;-)

27 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Oh look, Higgot is showing his disdain for the white working class again.

Am I Johnny, is that the definition of ‘demographic’?

3 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

No Nick, that’s your dodgy logic again.

Do you think parents who allow their kids to bunk off school to watch football might be damaging their children’s educational opportunities and outcomes?

Are there demographic groups who value education more than to allow such behavior from their offspring and do the children of those groups fair better in the educational system?

Or is it always somebody else’s fault when one’s offspring fails?

Good grief. Football is England's national sport. The world cup is once every 4 years. It was one single game that started later than any others. Many schools in England simply started later that day on the basic common sense understanding that:

1. The kids will stay up and watch the football regardless of school in the morning.

2. Trying to teach kids who have not had enough sleep is a pointless exercise.

Did you have this same energy when the schools were closing for months/years for a virus that did not even seriously impact kids and only seriously impacted fat old people?

10 minutes ago, James105 said:

Good grief. Football is England's national sport. The world cup is once every 4 years. It was one single game that started later than any others. Many schools in England simply started later that day on the basic common sense understanding that:

1. The kids will stay up and watch the football regardless of school in the morning.

2. Trying to teach kids who have not had enough sleep is a pointless exercise.

Did you have this same energy when the schools were closing for months/years for a virus that did not even seriously impact kids and only seriously impacted fat old people?

Sorry to break this too you, I wasn’t worried about you being impacted by any virus.

14 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Sorry to break this too you, I wasn’t worried about you being impacted by any virus.

Are you suggesting you were against schools being shut down during covid? I don't believe

1 hour ago, blaze master said:

Did you not see where he said LIFELONG ? Sheez mister.

Yes, but he may be fantasising or wrong. And you replied to him 'Lifelong consequences.......get a grip."

What, please, does 'Sheez mister mean in English?

Edited July 9Jul 9 by wil iam not

25 minutes ago, James105 said:

Are you suggesting you were against schools being shut down during covid? I don't believe

No.

Did you bunk off comprehension class?

24 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

No.

Did you bunk off comprehension class?

Right. So you are whining that kids are missing a single day of school due to the national team playing late in a world cup, but you had no such concerns when schools were shut down for months at a time for a virus that didn't affect kids and only affected the obese and the old.

I already knew your position on school shutdowns for covid as all NPCs follow the same script, so my question was rhetorical anyway.

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Of course you did Jonny, all of that and so much more ;-)

I know going to Uni was an unobtainable dream for you Higgot, but it's really not so incredible that one would need to lie about it. 😄

1 hour ago, James105 said:

Good grief. Football is England's national sport. The world cup is once every 4 years. It was one single game that started later than any others. Many schools in England simply started later that day on the basic common sense understanding that:

1. The kids will stay up and watch the football regardless of school in the morning.

2. Trying to teach kids who have not had enough sleep is a pointless exercise.

Did you have this same energy when the schools were closing for months/years for a virus that did not even seriously impact kids and only seriously impacted fat old people?

He hates football. It's a working class sport. He also hates people "getting all patriotic", he considers it lowbrow. Most supporters are also white. Triple whammy. No wonder he felt the need to open this post to deride them. He's got Emily Thornberry syndrome looking down on the white English working class.

He also doesn't give a toss about kids education, hence his rabid support of lockdowns when the flu came in 2020. It's just an excuse to attack the demographic he despises. Classic Labour supporter.

43 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Most supporters are also white.

Even though 16 out of the 26 man squad are coloured or mixed race.

50 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

I know going to Uni was an unobtainable dream for you Higgot, but it's really not so incredible that one would need to lie about it. 😄

While you let your imagination run riot I’ll resort to the infallible argument that claims of success in life made on anonymous Internet forums are not worth the paper they are written on.

48 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

He hates football. It's a working class sport. He also hates people "getting all patriotic", he considers it lowbrow. Most supporters are also white. Triple whammy. No wonder he felt the need to open this post to deride them. He's got Emily Thornberry syndrome looking down on the white English working class.

He also doesn't give a toss about kids education, hence his rabid support of lockdowns when the flu came in 2020. It's just an excuse to attack the demographic he despises. Classic Labour supporter.

Dear me Jonny, I’ve no need to ever worry about being homeless, I’ve clearly got free accommodation inside your head.

Would you like to try discussing the topic of the thread?

We Dunt kneed no Edukashun

Teacha!

Leave them future hooligans alone 👍

there's too many immigrants to burn at stake and we're going to need the help of some very ignorant people

47 minutes ago, wil iam not said:

Even though 16 out of the 26 man squad are coloured or mixed race.

Indeed.

Most of the English team are not English.

Seems DEI quotas only work in one direction in two tier Britain.

45 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Dear me Jonny, I’ve no need to ever worry about being homeless, I’ve clearly got free accommodation inside your head.

Would you like to try discussing the topic of the thread?

I WAS discussing the topic of the thread. Your hatred of the white English working class. That's the only thing that stood out in your opening post.

You're worse than Thornberry.