Term time holiday court fine help please?

007stuart

Another reason why Scotland has a better view on life. Parents are treated as adults and not naughty children!

Idiophreak

FinanciallyUnsavvy wrote: »

Didn't impact my education one bit.

...and you don't think that your coming and going might have acted as a distraction for the rest of the class and impacted *their* education.

You don't think that trying to get you caught up took the teachers' time away from other children that could have well used it?

This idea people have that it's all about the impact on the child taken out of class is quite wide of the mark...

BillJones

hohum wrote: »

There's more to a child's education than school. This is a rather personal and unhelpful post.

Well again, you say that, but where has this attitude to education lead?

Yes. there are a few headline cases of people who have your attitude and then do well, but far more often it leads, as it has with you, to a pretty miserable life.

It's far from unhelpful to point this out to people. Had you had my attitude to school, and had I had yours, I expect our situations could well have been reversed.

Idiophreak

blisteringblue wrote: »

They had the boss of the big holiday companies "justifying" why holidays are so expensive in school holidays. Jokers the lot of them.

Did they just say "supply and demand"? because that's the long and the short of it.

blisteringblue wrote: »

Roll on my retirement to France, this country is just becoming a complete joke. Fined for going on holiday, makes my blood boil.

If you're looking for somewhere without capitalism, you'll have to go further than France. I imagine the cost of holidays in North Korea doesn't fluctuate much with term dates...

[Deleted User]

Do as we say, not as we do. :mad:

Head teacher criticised for booking a month off during school term to get married.

sourcrates

BillJones wrote: »

Well again, you say that, but where has this attitude to education lead?

Yes. there are a few headline cases of people who have your attitude and then do well, but far more often it leads, as it has with you, to a pretty miserable life.

It's far from unhelpful to point this out to people. Had you had my attitude to school, and had I had yours, I expect our situations could well have been reversed.

What a sarcastic, pompous, and downright unhelpful post !!
where you the school swot by any chance ?


poor fellow just wanted to take his kids on holiday when the price was more realistic, and affordable, holiday operators take full advantage of school holidays to almost double the price, this archaic law that the powers that be are now enforcing is yet another example of how we in this country are been walked all over by vicious little nobody councils and there ilk, to say this would harm a child's education going on holiday out of term time is frankly ludicrous, tell me, how are things in your ivory tower ?

trollopscarletwoman

blisteringblue wrote: »

They had the boss of the big holiday companies "justifying" why holidays are so expensive in school holidays. Jokers the lot of them.

I really feel for you here, can understand it if the kids are 2 weeks away from their GCSE's put there is no issue taking primary kids out for the sake of a couple of weeks. Your head sounds like a proper "jobsworth". You shouldn't have to ask anyway, you should just tell them you are doing it.

Personally I would fight it all the way to court, not sure how you go about it and if you will end up with bigger fines but I just would.

Roll on my retirement to France, this country is just becoming a complete joke. Fined for going on holiday, makes my blood boil.

Seems to be the way of the world of the creeping authoritarian state. I recently got a letter from my sons comp putting him in the red zone on 91% attendance from Jan/April this year and all of it due to illness.

Its getting to the point where I'm seriously considering home schooling.

hohum

BillJones wrote: »

Well again, you say that, but where has this attitude to education lead?

Yes. there are a few headline cases of people who have your attitude and then do well, but far more often it leads, as it has with you, to a pretty miserable life.

It's far from unhelpful to point this out to people. Had you had my attitude to school, and had I had yours, I expect our situations could well have been reversed.

you know nothing about my situation, happiness or my education, sweetcheeks :rotfl:

blisteringblue

sourcrates wrote: »

What a sarcastic, pompous, and downright unhelpful post !!
where you the school swot by any chance ?

He trawls the debt free wannabe forum looking down his nose at everybody I wouldn't take it personally.

Sponge

A bit late and probably not much help in your future court appearance, but you should have factored the fines into the cost of the holiday and paid them immediately. Or not gone on holiday.

It's not nice and you have my sympathy. I've taken my kids out of school in the past and would consider doing it again, but only if the combined cost of the holiday and fine made it worthwhile over the alternatives.