[user104658]

The thing is though, this is most often during the last few weeks of term time when (frankly) they ain't learning sh*t. If people were taking kids out during an exam year that would be one thing, or if the kid was already behind/struggling and really couldn't afford to miss it, but do I think most kids are having their education dramatically affected by missing a couple of weeks at the end of term in Primary 4? Err... no, they are obviously not.