Every school kid longs for snow days. But Bieber days Five schools in western Norway have postponed their midterm exams to allow students to go to Justin Bieber concerts in the capital, the country’s education ministry said.
Officials said the move was practical, motivated by the fear that many students would skip the exams in favor of seeing Mr. Bieber.
“We’ve all been 14 years old and know that interests can be intense,†the education minister, Kristin Halvorsen, told The Associated Press.
Mr. Bieber, 19, is extremely popular in Norway. Dozens of teenage girls were injured during his free concert in Oslo last year as they fought to get a glimpse of him. The five schools that have rescheduled their exams are in the Alesund region, about 230 miles northwest of the capital, but many fans are expected to make the trek. The exams had been scheduled to take place on April 16 and 17, the same days Mr. Bieber is to perform.
