To think 10 days off seems a lot in term time?

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winterwonder1 · 19/02/2025 12:19

Call for school term-time holiday fines to be cancelled | Weston Mercury

I don't agree with fines and I think it should be down to more discretion (from both parents and teachers), but I think the campaign might get more support if they'd said 5 days instead?

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AllProperTeaIsTheft · 19/02/2025 12:29

I don't agree with fines and I think it should be down to more discretion (from both parents and teachers),

How would that work? What do you mean by discretion? That parents can just choose to take their dc out of school at their own discretion (i.e. whenever they fancy)? And that individual schools or even individual teachers can just decide whether they feel like letting them, based on whatever criteria they fancy?

SJM1988 · 19/02/2025 12:24

HebeJeeby · 19/02/2025 12:21

It’s not 10 days, it is 10 sessions. There are 2 sessions in each day (am and pm) so it is 5 days.

This - there are 2 sessions a day so 5 days off is not that uncommon.
There is also a degree of flexibility already available to schools - we got 3 days authorised for a family wedding (1 travelling there, 1 for the wedding and 1 travelling back)

unicornpower · 19/02/2025 12:24

as PP said it’s ten sessions so 5 days. I don’t agree with fines at all. Denying children a holiday with their family (term time might be the only time they can afford it) is horrible IMO. Some of my best memories are those holidays with my mum and dad.

HebeJeeby · 19/02/2025 12:21

It’s not 10 days, it is 10 sessions. There are 2 sessions in each day (am and pm) so it is 5 days.

caffelattetogo · 19/02/2025 12:21

Also if you look at the poll in that story, must people seem to disagree with any fines.

caffelattetogo · 19/02/2025 12:20

I don't think fines are the answer to any of this, so I'd say YABU.

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