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To take my 6th for daughter out of school for a month this winter?

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CondeNastTraveller · 16/05/2026 12:27

My dd17 has struggled with the school environment since secondary. Now in a small independent 6th form, but social issues. She has ADHD and ASD. We went on holiday last year to a warm country where she has relatives. Suddenly she was swimming daily, sleeping on time, waking refreshed and able to read! She has A Level mocks in Feb 2027. WIBU to take her back to the sunny place for, say 4 weeks from late Dec to late Jan, so she can study, then come back to do the mocks in Feb? She struggles with winter at the best of times. Has anyone done this? Should I ask school for permission and see what they say?

YABU: don't take her out of school in term time
YANBU:she is not CSA, so take her out, it will do her more good than harm

Edit: I mean 6th form in the title!

OP posts:
Wordsmithery · 16/05/2026 17:34

This will be hard on her and hard on her teachers. How is she going to cover the topics she's missed?
I feel that there may be better coping strategies. When she's in further education or at work she won't be able to take off abroad for a month every Spring. Can you just do a two week holiday during school holidays?

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