Give parents choice

[WonderingFree]

The Government don’t give a flying about our children best shown thru their insistence on schools fining parents that don’t send their kids to school.

Surely it’s our right to make our own choice based on our own circumstances whether we send our children into school in the midst of this awful pandemic. Why are they insisting on this fine?

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/551740

[Justamumofadoc]

No.

And I don’t appreciate you putting a sneaky petition in here.

[Char2015]

Yes and signed.

[inquietant]

@Justamumofadoc why don't you want other parents to have the choice??

Are you generally bothered what other parents choose?

[OppsUpsSide]

And I don’t appreciate you putting a sneaky petition in here.

😂

Thanks OP

[OppsUpsSide]

*Signed

[lucy2204]

Agreed and signed x

[Justamumofadoc]

Not every parent will get fined. There are swathes of the uk which don’t fine anyone.

And petitions are supposed to go in the petition topic.

[Barbie222]

@Justamumofadoc

No.

And I don’t appreciate you putting a sneaky petition in here.

That sounds really desperate. Although this would make my life massively harder as as teacher I do think we have got to this point. Parents will choose in any event but i agree they should not be fined.

[inquietant]

There are swathes of the uk which don’t fine anyone.

Where?

All parents are at risk of a criminal record if they keep their child off school.

[Justamumofadoc]

My objection is that not every parent will get a fine. There are other areas of the uk than England and the op and the petition don’t recognise this.


In addition, petitions are supposed to go in the petitions topic.

[Justamumofadoc]

Scotland.

Northern Ireland.

And I believe Wales. (But would need to check)

Don’t have the £60 fine like England Do.

[Justamumofadoc]

If you don’t want a fine, take your child off the school roll and home educate them.

[inquietant]

Ok yes I see. Sorry, I usually try very hard not to do the England/UK thing but I did in my post above. Of course you are correct.

But if it doesn't apply to you why do you even care??

[RigaBalsam]

@Justamumofadoc

If you don’t want a fine, take your child off the school roll and home educate them.

Oh very helps during a pandemic!

[inquietant]

@Justamumofadoc

If you don’t want a fine, take your child off the school roll and home educate them.

I stick two fingers up at anyone who says this. I will not deregister my child, I will campaign for schools to close to all instead.

[LoudBatPerson]

I stick two fingers up at anyone who says this. I will not deregister my child, I will campaign for schools to close to all instead.

That would take away choice from parents though?

[LouMumsnet]

Thanks for the reports about this thread. @WonderingFree - we only allow folk to post petitions in the specific topic we created for this purpose. We've now moved your thread over there.

Thanks all.

[WonderingFree]

Oh sorry didn’t realise about petition thread.

[Cheerios444]

Thank you WonderingFree
Signed and shared

[inquietant]

@LoudBatPerson

I stick two fingers up at anyone who says this. I will not deregister my child, I will campaign for schools to close to all instead.

That would take away choice from parents though?

Yes, so either we should all have choice or we can fight it out closed Vs open.

[inquietant]

Although in truth I'd prefer closed. But in the absence of closures I prefer to not have to send mine.

Looks like it might be moot anyway judging by the news!

[beatrice14]

signed