Yes, it's a technicality that needs to be clarified. It's unfortunate that this is the case being used. Plenty of more worthy examples in this thread.
It takes strong principles to accept £25k in crowd funding for the legal fees.
High Court Ruling on School Holidays
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I guess £60 < Principles < £25,000
Could be that the parent neglected to pay because it slipped their mind and is riding this out since it has gotten this far so he doesnt seem silly
My old work place had a 3% rule. If your unplanned days off including sick days are above 3% of your total worked that work year, you would have a review as to why and disciplinary action may be taken depending on the review. This worked well since the lazy people taking two weeks off because of the sniffles weren't group together with the bloke who had knee surgery. Took care of the bloke that on and off missed 6 weeks in a year because he had 'cracked' his thumb and it would hurt some days more than others. He had a note from the doctor about not being allowed to lift but he would not accept any other work : /
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Amen to that.
This.
When my daughter starts school I could easily afford £120 to have her off for a week if it meant not paying an extra £1000 to the holiday company.
What I don't agree with is being told I have to pay because every single day of her education is vital when in reality schools close for all sorts of reasons which could/should be entirely avoidable
D: You can rent their bookie accounts and give them £50 a month, so they can afford a nice little break away, it's what all the intelligent people would do
Everyone remembers in school, when you had a supply teacher, nothing got done.
One year of secondary school, my eldest had a supply teacher for the entire year as the actual teacher was off due to "stress" this affected the grades of the entire class.
I am unable to fine the school for wasted days due to poor staffing levels/quality.
Haven't paid a fine before but might have to. I will be taking eldest out of school last 3 days in July. Nothing gets done that week anyway and it saves me £1000.
One year of secondary school, my eldest had a supply teacher for the entire year as the actual teacher was off due to "stress" this affected the grades of the entire class.
I am unable to fine the school for wasted days due to poor staffing levels/quality.
Haven't paid a fine before but might have to. I will be taking eldest out of school last 3 days in July. Nothing gets done that week anyway and it saves me £1000.
I think a number of people are missing the point. It's already been said above that the concern is that if this becomes a common occurance, lots of kids will be taken out of school for holidays. That would cause all sorts of problems and disruption with the school.
I was never taken out of school for holidays. We couldn't afford to go abroad so we went camping around the UK. We dealt with the problem by going on a holiday we could afford. SHOCK HORROR
!The problem is price-hike by the travel companies when schools break up. Perhaps there should be more control of how much the prices are allowed to increase???
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D: You can rent their bookie accounts and give them £50 a month, so they can afford a nice little break away, it's what all the intelligent people would do
You posted in a thread about children and forgot to display your misogyny by using the phrase "day orphanage".
You're slacking Tosno
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Prices aren't increased for the holiday periods though, they are discounted outside of the holiday periods.
Prices in the school holidays are priced accordingly to to reduce demand in order that capacity is not exceeded. Outside of the school holidays, prices are discounted to increase demand in order to make effective use of available capacity.
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blimey have parents got whinier lately
first world problems include:
"I cant go on holiday outside of term time"
"They are ruining little Anthonys life by making him do a test"
"I demand that MY child goes to the best school in my catchment"
waaa waaa waaa
first world problems include:
"I cant go on holiday outside of term time"
"They are ruining little Anthonys life by making him do a test"
"I demand that MY child goes to the best school in my catchment"
waaa waaa waaa
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Be that as it may, it's irrelevant and no one cares, the simple fact is it's much more expensive to take a holiday in school holidays than it is in term time!!!
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TBH the exam stuff is getting a bit stupid. Year 2 SATs? When i was in primary school it seemed like we learnt what autumn was for 4 years, as if it wouldn't come round unless we knew about it
So i guess its time to book a holiday they can afford or sort it out with the school prior to the holiday so they 'catchup' in advance.
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Doubt it. Cost of that will probably be more than the fines themselves!
My daughter starts school in September and IF we choose to go away in term time (it's not something we've spoken about yet) I certainly wouldn't be paying a fine.
A school is not a factory, it's not a production line. A child not being there isn't going to cause a loss to the school or to the child. Schools close for days for training, they close for strikes, they close if there is a little bit of snow. This isn't about the education of the children. It's about another income stream for the education system.
Now, I am all for education. Even at 4 my daughter has lots of reading time, we are always looking something up to learn about, we're always crafting, creating, exploring. Her language skills are great, reading is coming along, she knows basic addition and subtraction. She's going to school to carry on learning social skills, she'd learn more from being home schooled. I just refuse to be fined for something that the school and staff find acceptable when it suits them, and that is the child missing a day at school.
A school is not a factory, it's not a production line. A child not being there isn't going to cause a loss to the school or to the child. Schools close for days for training, they close for strikes, they close if there is a little bit of snow. This isn't about the education of the children. It's about another income stream for the education system.
Now, I am all for education. Even at 4 my daughter has lots of reading time, we are always looking something up to learn about, we're always crafting, creating, exploring. Her language skills are great, reading is coming along, she knows basic addition and subtraction. She's going to school to carry on learning social skills, she'd learn more from being home schooled. I just refuse to be fined for something that the school and staff find acceptable when it suits them, and that is the child missing a day at school.
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