What excuses did you give School

[80sChav]

For any reason eg non-homework, wearing non-uniform or whateve even like getting out of PE etc

What are yours?

[George 1978]

My main excuse for not doing homework was probably because I wanted to keep school "in school" and not take it home with me, if you know what I mean. You know what it is like - you're at home, you've had your tea, watched TV, and so why should I need to do more school-related work when I finished school for the day?

You should never say that you forgot your PE kit as there will always be spare kit in the PE teacher's office - and my late mother must have used up an entire Basildon Bond stationery set in just one term, writing practically every lesson the same words for things such as: "please may he be excused because he's got a bad cough?" Because of my "difficulties", I was allowed to do written work on a computer in a part of the school which wasn't near the PE department.

My trips to Dolland and Aitchison seemed to co-incide with Swimming lessons on Monday afternoons circa 1988 - the advantage of wearing spectacles like I did back then, and my (then) long-sightedness was no excuse!