[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by smudgie

Good.
Our generation never thought about taking the kids out of school for a holiday.
Such feelings of entitlement these days.

It's always sad when people are willing to part with their rights in order to take a potshot at another generation.

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

It's always sad when people are willing to part with their rights in order to take a potshot at another generation.

I don't mean it as a potshot Dezzy.
I think more of the rights for the child to have a full education, if even a couple of kids in any one classroom go on holiday out of official school holidays it can throw the whole class off course.
Teacher having to play catch up with the kids that have been away etc.
I do sympathise with the hike in cost of a holiday in peak times, but it won't hurt to find a cheaper form of holiday.
Plenty of kids out there whose parents can't afford to go to Disney and the likes but manage to give their kids a decent enough holiday, even if it is camping.
Quality time together is the important factor for me.

[jennyjuniper]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

A father has lost his legal challenge against a fine for taking his daughter on an unauthorised term-time holiday.
The Supreme Court ruled against Jon Platt, who had won earlier legal battles against a £120 fine in a case brought by the Isle of Wight council.
He said the decision, over a trip to Florida, meant the "state was taking the rights away from parents".
Term-time holiday dad loses court battle
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-39504338

And he's depriving his daughter of some of her education.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by jennyjuniper

And he's depriving his daughter of some of her education.

I'm sure the daughter was devastated over the deprivation

[joeysteele]

Is a week such a problem,when I was at school,not that long ago,often one or more were off ill for a week or more.
Once back, it was easy to catch up and often little is done some weeks anyway.

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Is a week such a problem,when I was at school,not that long ago,often one or more were off ill for a week or more.
Once back, it was easy to catch up and often little is done some weeks anyway.

Exactly.A week is nothing really aslong as its not an important exam week or something.Sometimes you can be working on the same topic for 2,3,4 weeks.Atleast when i was in school anyway.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by smudgie

I don't mean it as a potshot Dezzy.
I think more of the rights for the child to have a full education, if even a couple of kids in any one classroom go on holiday out of official school holidays it can throw the whole class off course.
Teacher having to play catch up with the kids that have been away etc.
I do sympathise with the hike in cost of a holiday in peak times, but it won't hurt to find a cheaper form of holiday.
Plenty of kids out there whose parents can't afford to go to Disney and the likes but manage to give their kids a decent enough holiday, even if it is camping.
Quality time together is the important factor for me.

A week or two isn't going to affect a kid's education though never mind anyone else's, it's not like they're going on a six month expedition to Peru. In Year 9, I was off school for two months and it didn't affect my education enough to prevent me from exceeding expectations in my exams that year.

If it's that much of a concern then surely the school could provide handouts for what was missed so the parents that insisted on taking them out of school can help catch them up.

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

A week or two isn't going to affect a kid's education though never mind anyone else's, it's not like they're going on a six month expedition to Peru. In Year 9, I was off school for two months and it didn't affect my education enough to prevent me from exceeding expectations in my exams that year.

If it's that much of a concern then surely the school could provide handouts for what was missed so the parents that insisted on taking them out of school can help catch them up.

Providing the parents were willing to do this it would probably solve the problem.
I can't really see parents paying to go to Disney or any other holiday wanting to spend the time doing school catch up though.
Our daughter was off school from June until after the Christmas term through ill health but we were lucky enough to be able to keep her up to date with her school work. The school were very helpful.

[arista]

The Court
has to set a strong example
for England.

http://news.sky.com/story/father-los...idays-10827099

[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I'm sure the daughter was devastated over the deprivation

Come on,
its better than Florida Disney

[RichardG]

lol as if the child would even remember what they did in those couple of weeks by the end of the year anyway, or even by the end of the term

[RichardG]

in fact i think i left school every day not even remembering what we did that morning, i still managed to get a and a*s in all but two of my subjects throughout gcse and a level



these r all u need guys

[DemolitionRed]

My sister had to pay a fine for taking her daughters to Mexico.

So what happened that government debate in Parliament a couple of years ago? Back then they said they were making plans to stop holiday companies and airways hiking up the prices during school holidays.