If the school say "no" to a holiday... is that the end of it?

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Or could I go anyway (the week later - it's not booked yet) and say he was ill??

It is our first holiday for 3 yrs, last for the next 2 years and really my only opportunity to not have a mental breakdown!

I have filled out the form (not that they give you enough room to write a reason!) so will put that in later today...

How long does it take them to decide?

I REALLY hope they grant it

at ours you can have 10 days, unauthorised absence

I think if you go without permission it goes down as unauthorised.

If a break is so important to your health then I think that should take priority.

How old are the kids ?

/if they say no to authorising it you can still go anyway, it will just be marked as unauthorised, which at your DS's age it really doesn't matter.

He is 5 - he's in reception (my only one) and it'll be the week after half term as it's the ONLY time I can afford it

I dont think they will say no

sometimes they are disapproving

just don't send him back with a souvenir to discuss in class (my personal bugbear)

We are going the week before half term, the holiday has been refused. I booked the holiday then put in the leave request form . It hadn't even crossed my mind not to go. ds also 5 in reception.

So what will they do - just mark it as unauthorised? Seems a bit pointless seeing as it's them that need the "good" numbers on absences?!

thats what they do at ours

if you take more than 10 days it gets investigated

Our local primary you can have 10 days authorised leave, so fingers crossed you can get that, otherwise it gets marked down as unauthorised

A mum in our school has just been fined for taking her children out after being refused permission. I think the LEA is cracking down on us though, as in the past the Head has always been really lenient with allowing it.

well he's been off ill twice (I think!) since September - in all other days... the holiday is only 5 days.

just have to wait n see I guess

I can't see why they would say no tbh.
At DD's primary they have said no holidays during SATS weeks but that's the only times.

It depends on the school. As serenity says, some schools/ LEAs etc are beginning to use a fines system.

Part of the problem is, IIRC, that if a school has a level of unauthorised absences over a certain level they do not qualify for certain funding?