To take my Dd out of school for a day at the zoo?

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Dd is in Primary. We have a tradition that we go to a special and expensive zoo/amusement park each year. Weekends and holidays are far too busy and more expensive. Previously when she was younger and not at school, we’d go during the week and we have great memories.
She has been previously very unwell but has worked so hard this year and been in school every day. Her school reports are excellent, she completes all homework and is top in every subject.

Would it be wrong to have just one, quiet day of us together at our special place?

We took our daughter out of school last year for Chessington and we are planning to this year for Legoland (both birthday trips). Her birthday is in the summer holidays and my husband couldn't handle the crowds. Family memories are important too 😊

I’m British and see many many people from all over the world posting on here

They're not approving it, the absence will be Unauthorised. However, this won't trigger action if it's only one day and attendance is usually good.
Anyway - turns out the girl isn't in the UK, so we don't know what rules apply.

Even more reason to provide the context of where you are then 🙄

Yes, that's absolutely fine, but what @BerryTwisterand others mean is that we're responding to you with advice based on UK schooling.
Where are you?

Just tell the school you are keeping her off for a mental health day

I wasn’t actually too concerned about the rules themselves, more if it was the correct thing to do, my mum for example thought it was quite outrageous to take a day off school to go out for a fun day.

You being British is completely irrelevant - if you want useful advice you need to say which country you're asking about.

Some countries will be more lenient than the UK, but in others where taking your school aged child out of school when they are not ill and don't have an authorised reason (family funeral, medical appointment) you will be seen as violating your child's right to attend school and it will be treated far more seriously than in the UK, including potentially by any police who happen to see you and question you (if they ask whether you are resident or a tourist you'll have a bigger dilemma about whether to lie ...).

Your way of going about this post is odd and cagey because where you live is about the most relevant aspect of the question you're asking. Answers assuming you live in the UK are just utterly irrelevant to your situation.

Ok, well there has been quite a lot of response, but I think mostly people don't see it as a problem if it's one day only, myself included.
However, obviously a lot of advice was based on UK schooling.

Well the point of the theme park is that on weekdays they don't have the queues so you can go on everything, sometimes multiple times

I'm a teacher.... do it!
If it helps, I'm thinking of doing the same with my 7 year old as I work 4 days. He's had an incredibly tricky year with ongoing medical issues. His attendance isn't great as a result, but he's worked his socks off and pushes through all of his challenges.
It's also a core memory that they won't be able to forget.

Not where I am, we wouldn't. Speak for yourself.

yes do it because i would not in high school!
I have done it, mine talk about it even now "best day ever" apparently and i did NOT lie to school - i told the truth and it was unauthorised!

This thread is a great example of one person saying something that then somehow becomes 'fact' despite the OP never once saying it. It has still never been confirmed by the OP that the dd is 5! I think she's older.

Could he have 1 to 1 times with you on a weekend, and your other child stay their other parent/a grandparent?

1 to 1 time is very important, but it doesn't need days off from school to acheive

She explicitly says she child is NOT five and she isn't in the UK, but inexplicably as a drip feed. This renders the comments completely irrelevant. Very odd way of posting.

You can click "see all" in the bottom right hand corner of the Opening Post and see all the Original Poster's posts.

She's chosen not to reveal her child's age or which country she's in despite asking for concrete tips on how and when to tell the teacher and whether the teacher will be "funny with her".

The country she's in is pretty much the most pertinent piece of information as unauthorised absence is handled completely differently in different countries, and cultural attitudes (and laws) are different. Obviously.

Contrary to popular belief there are countries far more draconian about school attendance infringements than the UK, as well as others that are more lenient. For example where home education is illegal the police will question the parent of a clearly school aged child who is at the zoo with them during school hours, and the only acceptable reason would be if the family are not local residents. So a bigger lie to tell if the OP wants to go that way... In other countries nobody will care.

@HaveYouFedTheFish- this, in a nutshell.
Most frustrating.

YABU to take your child out of school AND YABU for going to a zoo. Animals should live freely in their own habitats.