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New £60 Fines For Taking Children On Holiday During School Term (No 10 Days Grace)!

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  • spacey2012
    spacey2012 Posts: 5,836 Forumite
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    how much will we take of this carp.
    Be happy...;)
  • tamiami
    tamiami Posts: 537 Forumite
    The government seem to think all families earn £100k a year like they do. They forget the majority are on minimum wage and probably work harder than they do - low earning families deserve a holiday as well and so do their kids.

    So now only the rich kids go on holiday and the poor don't get one. Making the them and us gap even wider.
  • notanewuser
    notanewuser Posts: 8,499 Forumite
    spacey2012 wrote: »
    how much will we take of this carp.

    I take it you home school your children then?
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  • balletshoes
    balletshoes Posts: 16,610 Forumite
    peachyprice wrote: »
    Yes, they do, my LEA issued 250 penalty notices last year.

    but how many would be enforceable if the parents refused to pay and it went to court?
  • spacey2012
    spacey2012 Posts: 5,836 Forumite
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    Apparently payment rates of these in some areas is non existent.
    Be happy...;)
  • spacey2012
    spacey2012 Posts: 5,836 Forumite
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    notanewuser wrote: »
    I take it you home school your children then?

    Are you asking me a question ? If so some basic manners may help you get an answer.
    Be happy...;)
  • chris_n_tj
    chris_n_tj Posts: 2,659 Forumite
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    What are you going to do with your kids when the teachers take time off in term time for cheaper holidays?
    RIP TJ. You my be gone, but never forgotten. Always in our hearts xxx
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  • melb
    melb Posts: 2,890 Forumite
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    take time off work and look after them at home like we do when there are training days or the teachers are on strike
  • wallbash
    wallbash Posts: 17,775 Forumite
    melb wrote: »
    take time off work and look after them at home like we do when there are training days or the teachers are on strike

    My wife has taught full time for over thirty years , she has NEVER been on strike.
    Not all teachers belong to the left wing NUT.
  • mandi
    mandi Posts: 11,932 Forumite
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    chris_n_tj wrote: »
    What are you going to do with your kids when the teachers take time off in term time for cheaper holidays?

    Fine them, then take the kids away for a cheap holiday :j
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