Can someone explain school fines?

[Kanfuzed123]

So it is 10 sessions ie 5 days when out of compulsory education in a 10 week rolling period and you can be fined?

so then for instance you could take your child out for 3 days in October and then 3/4 days in may without a fine?

and then the court thing?
is that when either you don’t pay your fine, or you get fined 3 years in a row?

On paper yes but some local authorities will fine for less than 10 sessions, will skip a fine altogether and got straight to court and some will fine if they you are trying to play the system by splitting days.

My understanding is:
10 sessions (in a 10 week rolling period) then you get a fine.
If you then have another 10 sessions off (in a 10 week period) over the next 3 years you get a second higher level fine.
If you have another period in that 3 years you then get court action.
Also if you don't pay the fine, it goes up in price and you can go to court.

I researched it alot as we took our DS out for 10 sessions after the October half term. This is what our school / council follows.

So with your example no you wouldn't get a fine as they are more than 10 weeks apart if you lived where I do.