To pull my DC out of school for the rest of term?

[RiverOrla]

Rates are skyrocketing at the DC’s primary. We have lots of Christmas plans with extended family (Christmas is a huge deal to us, celebrations relating to several different cultures) and I don’t want to risk it being ruined by covid. If I take them out for the rest of this week and next week (last week of term) this would seriously reduce the risk of them having it for Christmas.

Anyone else doing this?

YABU - keep them in school
YANBU - take them out to safeguard family Christmas.

“I have and will again take DC out for days to facilitate other experiences that are only possible in term time.”

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When you say "It's just Christmas show practice" - aren't they looking forward to their Christmas performance? My kids are sooo excited about doing theirs and having us watch it LIVE, especially after everything was cancelled last year. They're also going to miss out on the school Christmas dinner, craft activities, Christmas jumper day etc.

@RiverOrla

DC won’t have to lie. No one will mention it come January. Or I just take it unauthorised. Their attendance has been 100%.

We wouldn’t go anywhere. All their clubs finish this week any way. Would go for walks but that is easy to avoid people. We have no events booked in the next 2 eeeks but have lots in between Xmas abc new year.

I just part of me wants to be selfish, we’ve stuck to all the rules and I just want to ensure a good Xmas for them this time.

Unauthorised means you will get fined £60 per week per child per parent. You can only avoid the fine if the absence is 3 days or less, and it's not even for the school to decide, but the LEA.

I genuinely can't understand anyone who prioritises 1 day celebrations over their childrens' education

It's not something I would do, I don't want DS missing any more school than he has to, even if it is Christmas fun. Our Year 3 class is still working though; having English/Maths assessments this week.

Do want you want but please don't lie to the school that your kids have symptoms/have Covid.

Anyone showing symptoms from 15th will miss Christmas Day so I don't think you'll be the only one keeping your DC home for the last couple of days of term. A week+ is overdoing it though.

I'm not sure why your hesitating?!

You can easily do more learning with them
in an hour a day, than they'll do in school next week!

Haven't they missed enough of their education in the last year or so?

So no, personally I wouldn't pull them out

I'm sure the teachers would like to bail out of school 2 weeks early to save their family christmas too......

@reallyagain

Its not just 1 day through is it its the whole christmas period potentially. People havent seen much of family over last couple of years and for some choldren this could be their hrandparents last christmas.

And thats assuming anyone who gets covid has minor illness. Worse case sinario is someone in family spending christmas in hospital. A longstanding neighbour was taking in with covid last nught. I dont think many children would want to spend christmas in hospital or with a parent in hospital. Its bad enough at anytime but christmas makes ot worse and with covid its not like the children can go to relatives for some tlc if their parent/siblinh is in hospital.

I just don't get the hyped Christmas thing though, it's important to see family any time it really shouldnt make such a difference that it's worth children missing more of their education for.

Your choice. Personally to me DS's education is more important than Christmas, it's just another day.

I totally get why you would want to do it. I personally wouldn’t do it because unless you lie it’s breaking the law - actually, it’s breaking the law even if you lie.