Do schools actually have the power to enforce this ?
Been waiting MONTHS for an allergy appt for dd (year 5) - got an appt and it’s 130 pm in a few weeks. For all appts or holiday as a formality you have to request the time off so it’s authorised- school have declined !!!!
The reasons are ‘low attendance’ (dd has had a d and v bug and an ear infection since September) and the fact that ‘the appointment could be out of school time ‘ they have checked with the hospital who confirmed the clinic runs from 1-430 !!! But that’s general info they don’t actually have an after school appt available for dd unless we reschedule for February which I’m not prepared to do !
So we will have an unauthorised absence which is unfair and the school have said with lower than expected attendance plus if I go against what they’ve said and get this unauthorised absences they may have to refer for a fine ???