School trip based on attendance

[OneCoolMintMember]

Is it right that a school can stop children going on a school trip because of low attendance? Each time medical evidence has been provided. Had 5 days off since September but now not allowed on trip.

Well interestingly, the badly behaved kids often get MORE rewards because they are more noticeable and memorable and it's all about 'positive reinforcement'.

My son won an award for full attendance for every single day of high school. The mayor came to award him. All he got was a ⚽.

This is so unfair. It wasn't as if she was missing school because you took her on holiday in term time.

They also push class/year/form attendance so if one child is off sick a lot, it brings the attendance down for the whole group. This can make that one child feel very guilty and a target for blame.

I hate it, but it does improve attendance. I think schools will struggle to go back to pre covid levels of attendance, for many is so easy to work from home now if it’s borderline you keep them at home where as before you may have used annual leave.

As others have said, if all absences were covered by medical evidence this could be a breach of the Equality Act. I would say this to the school.