WIBU to lie to school? WWYD.

[anerki101]

It's a term time holiday one.

One DC in reception. Will be missing four days of school in June for a holiday.

Would you lie and call DC in sick? Or just tell them the truth? I really don't want a fine. Am I likely to get one for a four day absence due to a holiday?

Also aware if we lie, DC is likely to go back to school and talk about the holiday anyway.

NEVER lie and place your child in such a position.

Don't lie. Just accept there may be a fine.

Don't lie. They will know anyway and 4 days won't get you a fine.

Don't lie.If you take a term time holiday then accept there's a chance of a fine.

It's unlikely to happen for a couple of days if your child's attendance is good though.

I didn't think fines kicked in under the September after they are 5 so year 1?

We always tell the truth when we do this.

No fines in Scotland. Usually get an email back wishing us a lovely holiday.

No.

Do not aceppt a fine no!

Go and lie. Enjoy the holiday.

Never lie to your child's school

Should be fine as less than 10 sessions off and he is under school legal age anyway.

Oh ffs don't lie about it. They will find out. And you can't expect your child to not speak about their holiday.

Will your child be compulsory school age when the holiday happens? They can only apply attendance sanctions during the term AFTER your child turns five. Before that they cannot do anything if you want to take your child out of school.

Also agree, don't lie!

You choose to take them out of school you pay the fine

what example are you to your children by Lying? Own your actions @

It's the term after they turn 5, so if they have an Autumn or Spring birthday they could be fined. If they're not 5 until summer then they're not statutory school age and won't be fined.

Calling in sick just leads to families of DC with chronic conditions betting a really hard time of it.

Also it's not a good thing to model to your own DC. Plus it's hard for them not to tell their friends (in school) about their holiday, so the truth will probably come out, leaving you as a demonstrably unreliable person in the eyes of the school.

You are very unlikely to be fined for a single 4 day unauthorised absence

Ace. DC will still be 4 when we go away in June. He has a July birthday.

Tell the truth, pay the fine IF you get one. I called mine in sick for a holiday that ate a few days into term time. Ended up in the middle of a breaking news story and me and all 3 kids were part the lead story on 10 o'clock news. Got well and truely busted!!

I would lie, because:

1. I wouldn’t want unauthorised absence appearing on my child’s records.
2. I know some teachers can be sniffy about term time holidays (and I am a teacher) and I wouldn’t want the judgement.

It's primary school, and reception... surely the school wouldn't give a shit ?

We've always taken primary age kids out of school for holidays, never had a fine. That's utterly ridiculous.

Haven't taken secondary age kid out though.

I took my child out the last teacher strike for a day - minimum disruption etc etc but the receptionist still was curt with me and said would go unauthorised despite only sitting in an assembly hall all day with no set work from teacher! Went as unauthorised…. Other parents have taken kids out said for family wedding or funeral / illness but I told the truth and got lambasted for it! But what kind of example am I setting my child and also they will want to talk about their time off so just tell them and enjoy it - he’s only in reception mine is 12 so don’t worry!

Well child is going to dump you in it 🙈🤣tell the truth, don’t teach the child to lie.

Yeah but most schools seem really tough on attendance. DC's school publish the attendance percentage of each class in the weekly newsletter and the class with the highest weekly attendance gets a congratulations and a treat.

I'm happy to take DC out in term time at primary but wouldn't at secondary.

I get this, totally. But I know DC will drop me in it and go back telling everyone all about his holiday! So they'll know I was lying anyway. I wouldn't tell DC to lie either - not that he'd be able to!

It’s tricky, but while everyone here always says the kids drop the parents in it, I’m not sure they always do. Plus, it depends where you go and for how long.

In some ways it’s hypothetical because I teach myself, but I don’t work Thursdays or Fridays and we have had four day holidays in the uk. I wouldn’t make a frequent habit of it with a school age child but I would tack it onto an existing holiday, so any ‘we went to wales’ chat would just be assumed to be a normal family holiday.

Don't bother lying, my kids always come back with a tan and full of their holiday 🤣🙈 just TELL the teacher you're going on holiday, you don't need to lie or ask for permission, have a fantastic time!