mummymeister
I simply use bold to highlight the keywords I was putting across. Bold text is not used to affront you, just for clarification for what I choosing to write. You do not need to take offence at my use of bold - none was meant. However, I will try not to do so in this post now.
Yes - I am aware a headteacher is technically a teacher. However, the strike we are talking of - and tbh, whenever most people use the term teacher - they are generally thinking of the class teacher, rather than the one heading the school. Infact in many schools now the one leading is referred to using a different name without teacher appearing - principal for example. Headteachers are usually in different unions to classroom teachers, ones specifically for headteachers.
I shall rephrase my previous post.
Class teachers do not have any say in whether a child's absence is authorised or not.
Headteachers follow Government guidelines to determine whether a proposed absence should be authorised or not. The legislation advises that usually family holidays should not be authorised. The Government, not headteachers and certainly not class teachers, decided on legislation.
The LEA are most usually the body who will send out fines and letters regarding unauthorised absence.