To take DS out of school for 4 days next year?

[The3Bears]

We came back from our family summer holiday last Sunday, 2 weeks in Cyprus at the Holiday village and we absolutely loved it so want to book again asap while we can benefit from the free child place as ds2 is 2 next year so we will have to pay for him too. We went on the 24th May this year and our holiday cost a fortune, no free child place and £1600pp aswell as our wedding in Cyprus on top of this
So we had a look and it's over £1000 cheaper to leave on Thurs the 28th May next year and a free child space but ds1 whose 7 and will start Juniors next year will miss 4-5 days off school and I'm unsure wether to book. We've never had a holiday in term time before and his attendance is great, he's doing really well with all his work and with how much everything cost this year we'd be unable to pay extra to go on the 24th this year so would have to miss out
IABU if i book this holiday as I'm feeling really unsure about it all and would like some advice as to what you would all do?
TIA

[AnyoneForTennis]

So shall we all do the same thing then? Can you imagine it?

You will be labelled in school as 'one of those' parents. The difference in price will be spent on all the sightseeing you intend to so so will still cost you excess of 5000 in all likeliness

[dietcokeandcadburys]

I have taken my DC out of school for a holiday once. And that was for one day on the last day of summer term where they truly don't do anything because the day ends at 12 and was to go to New York. Then again that was a few years ago before they got so strict.

[NotACinderella]

Those are probably my children 3bears.

[TheRealMaryMillington]

Sorry - lost any sympathy when you were whinging about the price differentials there. You clearly CAN afford it, either way.

ANYWAY - bleating on about memory making and holidays being educational is utterly beside the point.

You are either a member of the school's community or you are not. IMO you don't get to pick and choose the rules you abide by.

[The3Bears]

oh ffs some of you over react so much, I was asking people what they thought and i obviously got my answer.
Im not set on taking him I'm arguing my point!

[WorraLiberty]

So why do i still see so many children that are off school for holidays in term time where my child goes to school, do they just pay the fine and thats it?? I'm going to ask them, i know one of ds1 friends who had over a week off while they were in Cuba and apparently the school were fine with it?

Because they either just pay the fine and don't care (which is why fines will no doubt increase massively soon).

They tell their children to lie to their teachers and friends and pretend they were ill.

The person who went to Cuba would have had to make up a pack of lies in order to get the Head to agree to it. As I said earlier, Heads are no longer allowed to grant permission to take kids on holiday in term time.

[dietcokeandcadburys]

So if you know the school are fine with it then why take the effort to post? Some people astound me, they really do.

[The3Bears]

point made we shall leave the holiday next year

[AnyoneForTennis]

And what does your DH think/say?

[SuburbanRhonda]

OP, just go, ffs.

Don't come on AIBU on the pretext of asking for people's advice when you've made your mind up and are going anyway. It's wasting everyone's time and energy answering your posts.

[ILoveCoreyHaim]

WorraLibertySun 15-Jun-14 23:25:36

I don't see why parents think good attendance buys them some sort of license to then take their kids on holiday, when they should be attending school?

I didn't say that, I said he head was fine with it as they all had 100% attendance. I don't know what she would have said had they not and I don't know I'd she has stopped others for having poor attendance. I put the holiday form in, went to see her and she said it was no problem as their attendance is excellent. Same last week, I put in a holiday form for 1 day for 2 dds and it was authorised, so was the senior school request I put in.

[The3Bears]

I've never done a thread on aibu before so wasn't sure what to expect, please don't waste your precious time and energy answering my post then suburbanrhonda!

[HicDraconis]

I'd either go for one week, or two weeks alternate years (so you can save up and afford it without having to take your child out of school).

[The3Bears]

Dh thinks we should just book it, in fact he thinks your all abit crazy.

[ILoveCoreyHaim]

I don't even know what happens now since the fines have been introduced, I got 1 days holiday last week authorised and have no idea if they will now authorise a week. I don't know how it works.

[rideyourbike]

What a boring bunch of stuck in the muds on here tonight. If you can afford the holiday go for it! School is important but if your son is doing well then a holiday is memory making xx

[WorraLiberty]

ILoveCoreyHaim where in the UK do you live?

[WorraLiberty]

Aww bless @ the memory making

Memories can be made during the 12 weeks annual holidays/weekends throughout the year.

These sort of 'memories' are normally only made because the parents have decided on a holiday they can't actually afford to take...due to the fact they have children of school age.

Memories can also be made on a UK caravan holiday...

[dietcokeandcadburys]

Great to know that your DH judges peoples personalities based on their opinions over term time holidays

[WorraLiberty]

God knows what the OP's DH must think of her then, considering she started the thread.

[The3Bears]

No he just thinks its abit crazy how mad your all getting over this, I honestly didn't think 4 days off school would get people this worked up fair enough if i said i was pulling him out for 2 weeks, but for days really!?!

[ILoveCoreyHaim]

ILoveCoreyHaimwhere in the UK do you live?

North East

[The3Bears]

four*

[The3Bears]

obviously he thinks Im mental for thinking of taking our ds out of school for 4 days worra!

[dietcokeandcadburys]

OP it's more the fact that you seem to think that holidays are a given right, and even though there are places you can go in holiday time within your budget you are purposefully choosing to go somewhere you cannot afford to.