More than 300,000 children skive school after England’s World Cup win

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More than 300,000 children skive school after England's World Cup win.

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School attendance across England plummeted on Monday morning, with roughly 332,000 children absent compared to the previous week, as families recovered from watching the national team's thrilling 3-2 World Cup triumph against Mexico.Morning registration figures dropped by more than three percentage points, falling from 93.09 per cent last Monday to 89.79 per cent, according to preliminary data gathered from over 12,000 state schools.The decline came after England manager Thomas Tuchel encouraged parents to "write an excuse for school and let them watch" the match.Secondary school pupils were particularly likely to miss classes.

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The match had originally been scheduled for 1am but kicked off an hour later due to poor weather conditions in Mexico City.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Real-time data from the Arbor management information system, which serves more than half of England's schools, revealed that unauthorised absences nearly doubled from 2.92 per cent to 5.61 per cent.

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