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Secondary school closing-time on Fridays.

political analyst · 2023-11-24 22:00:53

It used to be the case that, Monday to Friday, the secondary school-day ended a few minutes before 4 PM. A few years before the pandemic, those schools started closing shortly after 1 PM on Fridays. What was the reason for that change? I've asked teachers at the secondary school at which I was a pupil and they don't know.

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#62 19-01-2024 9:41am
spurious

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I know in the City of Dublin VEC (now ETB) the half day Wednesday was set aside for sports back as far back as the 30s, maybe even before that. The inter-school competitions were a big thing at their two grounds in Whitehall and Terenure.

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#63 19-01-2024 8:33pm
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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121637585#Comment_121637585

Another random conversation I had with someone, the VEC they worked for had boxing, handball, and showjumping as sports in rural Ireland in the 1970s

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#64 19-01-2024 11:56pm
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Why did I never get a half day. It was full 9-4 for me every day.

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