Taylor Swift's Eras Tour continues and with it the number of people affected by it grows steadily.
While most of her fans are adults who can pre-schedule a day off from work, some of the lucky concert goers are children. But as one superintendent in Florida pointed out in anticipation of the concert, they can't always just not attend classes the following day.
The superintendent, however, at least wrote the reminder note in a way Swifties could understand.
Hillsborough County Superintendent Addison Davis wrote in a letter to students:
“There’s a ‘Delicate’ situation we must discuss. Are you… ‘Ready For It’?"
"I understand there is a rather big concert taking place in Tampa this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. In my ‘Wildest Dreams’ I never thought I’d be sending a communication saying this, however, ‘This Is Me Trying’ to be the best Superintendent I can be without creating any ‘Bad Blood’ between myself and our amazing students."
Tongue firmly in cheek, Davis added:
"Students, You Need to Calm Down. Under no circumstances will Friday be an excused absence because you were having an Enchanted evening under the Starlight at Raymond James Stadium. I understand I am the Anti-Hero here, and Call It What You Want, but You’re On Your Own Kid if you think being a Swiftie is a good excuse for missing important instruction."
"You know All Too Well you Should’ve Said No to attending a Thursday night concert. Especially one from an artist who is known for putting on a 3-hour AMAZING show."
"You may think you’re ‘Out of the Woods’ since it is the fourth quarter, but make no mistake, if you miss an important lesson, you will not be able to ‘Shake It Off.’ Your report card could be ‘Treacherous’ because you refused to ‘Stay Stay Stay’ in class. I know, I know, ‘You’re Not Sorry’ for such a ‘Gorgeous’ concert, but I promise you, this is not a ‘Hoax'."
The Florida superintendent concluded:
"‘All You Had To Do Was Stay’ in class."
"I hope there is not a ‘Blank Space’ in your seat on Friday morning."
"It could be a ‘Cruel Summer’ if you prioritize being a Swiftie over being in class."
"‘You Belong With Me,’ ‘Me!,’ in school."
"Please don’t make me see ‘Red’ with your absence."
"‘Forever And Always',"
"Hillsborough Superintendent Addison Davis”
You can see the clever correspondence here:
\u201c\ud83d\udcda| The Hillsborough County Superintendent expects all students attending Thursday\u2019s #TSTheErasTour show in Tampa to be present in school the following day.\u201d— Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f (@Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f) 1681320852
Many people were amused by the references and replied with more themselves.
\u201c@swifferupdates Funny but also like\u2026\u2026it should\u2019ve just been a day off for the entire school\u2026..she\u2019s literally the mayor\u2026\u2026y\u2019all can take a break from algebra\u201d— Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f (@Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f) 1681320852
\u201c@swifferupdates what?? "You know All Too Well you Should've Said No to attending a Thursday night concert"?? excuse me, sir, with all due respect people have literally went to the great war to get tickets to that "concert" , so You Need To Calm Down and Speak Never.\u201d— Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f (@Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f) 1681320852
Some people were less than charmed by the note full of references, however.
\u201c@swifferupdates Yikes they\u2019re trying too hard with all the references lmao\u201d— Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f (@Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f) 1681320852
\u201c@swifferupdates too many references it\u2019s giving me a headache\u201d— Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f (@Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f) 1681320852
\u201c@swifferupdates The vibes I got from it\u201d— Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f (@Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f) 1681320852
The majority of comments on the letter were people recounting school or work they missed due to concerts and how they felt no regrets.
\u201c@swifferupdates i\u2019m missing my last two classes the friday before my saturday show to where we aren\u2019t driving in the middle of the night. i have all a\u2019s i\u2019ll be fine, i don\u2019t get why they\u2019re so serious. it should be common sense, if you\u2019re willing to miss a lesson then go right ahead\u201d— Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f (@Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f) 1681320852
\u201c@swifferupdates I ditched my high school graduation celebrations for her concert 5 years ago. Sorry, they can skip if they want \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\u201d— Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f (@Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f) 1681320852
\u201c@swifferupdates It's interesting that the motto is "Preparing students for life" when there are plenty of swifties who have taken off work to attend the concert. Obviously it depends on the job, but in my experience, I've had more flexibility with work than I ever had in school\u201d— Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f (@Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f) 1681320852
\u201c@swifferupdates Nah my mom called me out the day after shows many times. She excused me for a day of state testing in high school because I went to a show the night before. \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\udc80\u201d— Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f (@Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f) 1681320852
Someone made a point this is a Florida school district.
\u201c@swifferupdates Maybe I'm a jerk but you'll probably learn more from Taylor Swift lyrics than from Florida public school where they're banning all the books.\u201d— Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f (@Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f) 1681320852
However, most people just were charmed by the letter.
\u201c@swifferupdates Oh man, I can't even be mad at this, that was really creative\u201d— Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f (@Taylor Swift Updates \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f) 1681320852
The sudden clustering of "doctor and dentist appointments" for the day after the concert will definitely be interesting for the district schools to process.
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