Chrissie Russell: I never knew how much drama the end-of-term teacher’s gift would create in my WhatsApp group chat

Giving teacher's an end of term gift has become common in Irish schools (Photo: Getty)

Chrissie Russell

There are plenty of topics capable of creating drama in the class WhatsApp group, but nothing generates more distinct parent ‘types’ than the end-of-term teacher’s gift.

Until mid-May, everyone is united in an unspoken game of ‘who’ll blink and mention it first?’ And as soon as that happens, the end-of-term factions will reveal themselves, starting with...