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9 Irish teens who are only delighted about today's teachers' strike

Thank you, teachers.

Dec 2nd 2014, 7:41 AM 4,739 Views 0 Comments

OVER 330,000 SECONDARY schools students are enjoying a day off today due to the teachers’ strike. While the strike has been criticised as being “disruptive” and criticised by parents around the country, there’s one group that seem pretty happy with the whole thing: Irish teens.

In fact, they’re all like:

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1. Some think that maybe this should become a weekly occurrence

The fact that we have no school tomorrow is amazing 👌 the teachers should strike once every week
— Lucy ✨ (@lucyluwbu) December 1, 2014

Source: Lucy Lu❄/Twitter

2. THANK YOU TEACHERS

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3. Some are thanking the big guy in the sky.

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4. Some are just so, so, so happy

I honestly couldn't be happier about this teachers strike tomorrow, yet again no school for me. I've literally had a week off🙈🙈
— Orlagh (@heyitsorlagh) December 2, 2014

Source: orlagh/Twitter

5. Some are keeping their fingers crossed for even more strikes/days off.

Grand to have no school tomorrow lets hope the teachers don't get their way and have to strike again
— ronan hickey (@hickey451) December 1, 2014

Source: ronan hickey/Twitter

6. Thank you, ASTI members!

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7. Some are bestowing blessings on the proposed Junior Cert reforms.

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8. Some are using their time to catch up with their stories.

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9. And others are thinking about what could have been shudders

imagine if the strike wasn't on and we actually had school tomorrow *shudders*
— kel (@kellaay_) December 2, 2014

Source: kellie/Twitter

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9 Irish teens who are only delighted about today's teachers' strike

Thank you, teachers.