Childs school asking for flight details while out during Pandemic

[confusedwithschool]

hello

pls posting here for traffic and NC for this. I need your opinions please. So I had to travel out with my kids on Dec 20th to my home country (my partner is there and immediate family)due to come back on 2nd January to attend to something urgently with some of our properties.

Now because school wasn't opening on 4 Jan , i extended my ticket to get help with childcare while working from home (my uk employer was aware i was working from abroad due to chilldcare)., planning to return when I was sure schools were open.

now I'm back and called my 7 yr old's school that today is the last day of quarantine so she will be in tomorrow.

Her school is saying her being away is almost like her taking leave of absence when going to school physically. im like no, she was logging in every week to do her school work and they can see that too. I didnt see how her location was an issue

Now they are asking for her flight ticket going out and coming in?

im not sure why this is needed. im puzzled because if i had known it had to be disclosed she was out of the country during the pandemic i would have happily disclosed it. Does anyone know the take on this?

Thanks for your opinion

I am quite concerned OP that they want them in order to say that they have off rolled your kids.

Because they were out of the country, they are considered to be missing in action as it were.

I think that you may need to fight that. As they were logging in and doing school work, I can't see the problem, but you may need to find out.

[quote VaVaGloom]@confusedwithschool did the school respond to your email? Did your DD go back into school today?[/quote]
Yes she did. They just said thanks and they have received the email. Nothing more

If the child had disclosed to a member of staff, how would we address it as a school when they were out of the country?
frankly, it's none of your business!

I think you have misunderstood. The person who wrote that is a safeguarding officer. When they say 'disclose' they mean that a child has told them something which is a safeguarding disclosure, eg abuse and required action. They can't take action if the child is overseas.

I have to say though, that I am astonished to hear a secondary school teacher say that they are OK at the idea that a child logging on every day to their lessons has been off-rolled because they aren't in the UK. I find that bizarre.

[quote Jinx2020]@WitchesBritchesPumpkinPants

Calm down ... we gladly go not 'own' children. Very dramatic language.

We are however held accountable for their welfare and it is bizarre that you cannot understand that a child being out of the country for 2.5 months is a significant detail a school is entitled to know and query. Even in terms of supporting their transition back into school and experiences that have impacted them abroad .. certainly in these unusual times. Missing family etc. It is hard enough for kids to return from lockdown in this country never mind navigating being abroad. We have had a pastoral call and update on every child that returned today so we were able to plan to meet their well being needs.

But let me guess .. you are a teacher basher and would be first to be crying out if some safeguarding was missed.

Anyways to each their own. I just find your ignorance and use of quotations interesting.[/quote]
I have better things to do on this lovely sunny day than argue with someone so full of their own self importance.

But I will just say that no, I'm not at all a 'teacher basher' that's actually quite laughable, but so easy lob that accusation at someone when they disagree with you.

It will be because your child wasn't in school yesterday. Our school has put up a warning saying if you go on holiday and have to quarantine on return you will be fined the same as taking a holiday during term time.

It’s to do with FGM and also covid risk assessments and keeping school a safe place for everyone

@ineedaholidaynow

I wonder if it is due to being out of the country for so long in term time

The school was shut and the child was logging in to work , so what difference does it make ?

Also , those dates would (in normal times) been school holidays wouldn't they ?

@JSL52 I read it to mean the OP was out of the country from 20th December to 7th March, so not all school holidays