"Bunking off" school as a child.

No, never bunked off - unless you count the time in my last year at primary when I told my mum one lunchtime (I went home for lunch every day) that I had a headache and didn't feel well enough to go back to school for the afternoon. I knew that she wasn't convinced, but as it wasnt something I had done before, and she couldn't prove I was lying, she reluctantly agreed. In reality, it was because we had a maths class, and I was worried about the homework. Crazily, I was scared because I had done it. That morning, at break, it had been mentioned by a classmate, and she had been adamant that we were not supposed to have done it. I was so scared and anxious at the thought of having done something 'wrong', albeit by actually doing more work than expected, that I couldn't face going in!

In sixth form, a friend and I once went out of school during a free period. It wasn't allowed, but we did it anyway. As (bad) luck would have it, the deputy head/ head of girls drove past us in the town and recognised us. We were called to her office when we got back. She was a formidable woman. I can still remember how awful I felt about being ìn trouble.

I really wasn't cut out for doing things wrong at school. Instead, I saved all my stubbornness and challenging behaviour for my poor parents.

No, it never occurred to me to do so either - not to mention the fact that I would have been far too scared to incur the wrath of my mother!

It never occurred to me to bunk off till I was in the 6th form and met my husband who was on a gap year from uni. He had Thursday afternoons off work and I had no lessons at school that afternoon. I made sure I got home the same time in the early evening so my mum had no idea I did this. We’d been married ten years before she found out.

No, it never occurred to me. I don’t recall anyone else doing it, either.

Dds and friends used to bunk off occasionally during Wimbledon fortnight - they’d stand in school uniform outside the gates of the All England at around 4 pm (it’d take them a good hour to get there) in the hope that anyone leaving early would take pity and give them their tickets - it usually worked! I gather the AE have got wise to it though - tickets can now be used once only.

No never occurred to me. Apart from the odd idiot teacher, I liked school.

Never did, I enjoyed school, those that did were in the “D” stream that didn’t see the point of school, looking back most would have been special needs these days.
No provision then, 40 in a class, no classroom assistants, the teachers did their best to teach the basics and keep order.

At 15 I bunker off all the time. I had a much older boyfriend and eventually got pregnant at 16 this ruining my education and prospects. The baby was adopted. After a failed marriage I got my s#£&t together got trained and qualified had a career my daughter found me in my 50th year and I got my MAc at the same time. I was a very naughty girl at school which was stupid because I was quite bright. I regret missing the opportunities although my mother was never going to let me go to college or university.

No I never did that. Nor did I smoke behind the bike sheds or do anything else behind the bike sheds!
Sometimes, mind you, I wish I had been a bit wilder
Next time around, maybe?

Never considered it. I was a very good girl and I was too scared of my mother!

My son did it once in sixth year.
I got a phone call at my school ( down the road from his) from his guidance teacher, whom I knew well.
It turned out half of sixth year had disappeared.
My response was, He is eighteen, the oldest pupil in the school and leaves tomorrow. I think we can let it go!.

No, would never have thought of doing it.

I think it would have been picked up at our school. If you registered in the morning, but didn’t turn up for an afternoon’s class, the teacher would have queried it and someone would have said “Well, Calendar was here this morning”.

Did those of you who bunked off carried on doing this in your working life, throwing ‘sickies’ at every touch and turn?

No, was never tempted to do this, despite the fact that I hated Maths and Physics, and the Maths teacher hated me! Why would I want to leave the place where all my friends were? Plus I thoroughly enjoyed History, English and Art. Also, I don't think that any of my friends "bunked off" either, or if they did, they were very crafty about it,

I did it once - during French class me and my friend hid in the loos. My daughter’s at secondary but I doubt she’d do it - it’s a very rural location so she’d just be in fields. And she won’t visit the loos at school anyhow!!

Never and it never entered my head to I don’t know anyone who did my children never did they went to school on a bus and got off at 4 I don’t think any of my grandkids have either
I wouldn’t have known what to do with myself I loved school even the boring bit’s

Nope, it never crossed my mind.

On cold days myself and a few friends used to hide in the showers during hockey. We got away with it and had some good chats. We would sign in first, of course. The teacher must have missed us, there were 5 or 6 , but never said a word.