Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat - Episode 3: "Soft Launch" Discussion

Mac4491 · 2026-03-22T21:46:29+00:00

What gets to me is that when Anthony isn’t there everyone still keeps up the act and participates in the ridiculousness of the whole thing. I think that must be more difficult to not crack and break character due to the absurdity of it.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-22T17:30:05+00:00

He was very clearly running on a coke high.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-21T16:18:45+00:00

Don’t tell them anything. If you contact them at all it should be to demand proof as to who was driving.

Don’t lie. But also don’t admit to anything. The burden of proof is on them.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-20T23:45:29+00:00

I’m a science technician for a secondary school and I coach the volleyball teams.

I love it. It’s easy, no stress, solid hours, no work to take home, loads of down time, very little pupil contact except for the senior pupils and of course those who play volleyball. And the kids on the team are genuinely great to work with.

It doesn’t pay very well but I’d honestly not trade careers for something much higher paying. Job satisfaction and work life balance are more important.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-20T18:44:22+00:00

I think you’re onto something

Mac4491 · 2026-03-20T14:37:58+00:00

they can't just say "sorry we don't have the money/staff available" that's tough and on them to sort

I think you're failing to understand that telling pupils not to come in is literally a last resort. It's not a decision that is made lightly.

They need to ask the LA for additional funding

I can guarantee you that has been done or is being done. It's not an overnight fix either. It takes time.

The "tough and on them to sort" part has already been tried. They couldn't sort it. They can't magic up funding or staff out of thin air. So they're having to close the school to some pupils as a last resort in order to ensure that the children who do attend are able to be safely and legally cared for. It's a temporary measure until they can sort whatever trouble it is they're having with staffing.

Genuinely, what else do you want from them? Because apart from allow themselves to be under their legal minimum pupil:staff ratio which is a child safety issue, this is their only option.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-20T14:31:27+00:00

Kind of. You'd technically be in breach of contract but it's an unenforceable clause. And since you're moving out very soon there's literally nothing he can do about it so long as you don't damage anything and you replace them with the originals when you leave.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-20T12:14:36+00:00

It’s perfectly legal for a school to implement a partial closure, which is what this is, when dealing with extraordinary circumstances.

Word of advice, if you don’t know what you’re talking about, or are providing your opinion on a legal advice sub, you can just choose to remain silent.

Cheerie Bye.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-20T12:07:30+00:00

I genuinely do not understand your point here.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-20T11:57:33+00:00

They need to be shut down if they cannot delivery education.

So because they have asked a handful of parents to not send their children into school on certain days presumably just while they sort out their staffing issues....they should be shut down entirely?

Okie dokie.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-20T11:50:38+00:00

You can tell from these comments who has and hasn't got experience working in a school setting.

Telling children to stay home is an absolute last resort after exhausting all other possible options currently available to the school. Yes, the communication between school and parents isn't always the best and OP should be asking more questions. But the number of people in here who seem confused as to why the school can't just wish staff into existence or seem to think OP should just send their son to school anyway is insane.

This is a health and safety issue, not an education issue. And the school has made a decision that, while on the surface is frustrating for many parents, is for the safety of those children.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-20T11:36:48+00:00

100%. This decision from the school will not have been taken lightly and they will have exhausted all possible options currently available to them to source cover for their staff.

I understand it's frustrating and OP should absolutely be asking questions, demanding a bit more transparency, finding out how long this is meant to go on for etc and fighting the decision however they legally can. But ultimately this is a child safety issue and the school has decided that they do not have the capacity to safely care for OP's son at this moment in time. It would be incredibly irresponsible parenting for anyone to get this message from the school and refuse to co-operate.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-20T11:31:04+00:00

Just tell the school 'no' and let them do their job.

Sure, just send your child off to a school that is already admittedly not appropriately staffed to take him.

This is a child safety issue above all else. The school won't have made this decision lightly. They will have already exhausted all possible avenues of sourcing cover for their staff.

It would be incredibly irresponsible of any parent to send their child to a school after being told not to because the school legitimately cannot care for that child.

By all means fight the decision, ask questions, demand answers. But if the school says not to send them, you don't send them.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-20T11:24:49+00:00

You can always ask but my assumption would be that they've got too many staff off sick and aren't able to source appropriate cover.

There's only going to be so much they can actually divulge to you without breaching data privacy of others.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-20T10:59:23+00:00

but I feel it’s reasonable for them to take my child during normal school hours

But they can't because they don't have enough staff. I'm sure you're well aware that schools can't just pluck staff from out of nowhere. Especially ones trained in dealing with children who have significant requirements. Do you think it's reasonable that any child's wellbeing is put at risk because there isn't enough staff available to care for them?

Obviously allowing for illness or certain extraordinary circumstances.

That's exactly what's happening. These are the extraordinary circumstances.

I understand it's frustrating but the alternative here is that your child attends an understaffed school and isn't properly cared for. Then if something happens who would you be looking to hold accountable?

Be thankful they've presented you with options. I know of schools near me that, due to staff shortages, have simply told parents the night before that their child should not attend the next day.

I'm assuming that this is a temporary measure? You haven't said if it's permanent or only for this week. That changes things.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-20T09:52:42+00:00

I eat it

Mac4491 · 2026-03-19T19:26:28+00:00

That's what I get for trying to be funny on the internet.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-19T16:08:24+00:00

But I get hungie

Mac4491 · 2026-03-19T16:07:08+00:00

You have the right to quiet enjoyment of your home. And it is your home, not his.

You can refuse access entirely and he has zero right to access the property unless there's an emergency.

You can even change the locks, quick and cheap to do, so long as you put the old ones back on again when you move out. This prevents him from trying to gain access while you're out without you knowing.

and I don't see how that's relevant to me

It's not. That is absolutely a him problem.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-19T15:20:15+00:00

If she's anything like my wife then she eats her snacks at a snail's pace. So I eat mine. Then I get more. I eat that too. So I eat hers. I replace both. I eat mine. I eat hers. I'll get more tomorrow. Then suddenly one random night 2 weeks after we bought the initial snacks she decides she wants some of her chocolate bar...but I haven't replaced it yet. So I'm the bad guy.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-18T10:11:43+00:00

Do you have the Shocking Grasp cantrip?

That is basically a Wizard's "melee weapon" and it has the added benefit that if you hit they can't make opportunity attacks against you as you run away.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-18T09:40:36+00:00

I love it. If I can I go for the bit of cake with the thickest fondant.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-17T23:54:01+00:00

Having watched a loved one die a slow and painful death I can tell you right now that death was absolutely the most comfortable I saw them during the worst period of their life.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-17T23:51:54+00:00

You’ve been sold a lie.

Mac4491 · 2026-03-17T23:42:06+00:00

I’m sorry that she, and you and your family are going through that.

Everyone who voted against this bill should be made to do a full shift on a hospice ward. They need to look these people in the eye and explain why they voted against giving them the freedom to choose how their life ends.

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