MSE News: Four out of five back right to take kids on term-time holidays

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Parents should be able to pull their kids out of school to go on holiday, according to 79% of our poll respondents...
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'Four out of five back right to take kids on term-time holidays'

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We priced up the same time period last year and it was around the same price (that was her first year at school so we couldn't take that time anyway). The following week (i.e. the first week of the summer break) the price rocketed to £750 for the same break.
I challenged this and, apparently, the company concerned stated that it was due to extra staff required as visitor numbers rose. I still don't believe this to be accurate.
I agree with taking children out of school during term-time as holidays would be a lot cheaper, but I also agree that there should be a strict number of days available.
What I would also be interested in is someone from the holiday companies going on record to justify the price hikes during the school holidays as I've never had a satisfactory response.
Any posts are my opinion and only that. Please read at your own risk.
its a simple exercise in supply and demand & people paying it.
Another way to look at it is the sizeable discount that is offred if you avoid school holiday times.
This can be disruptive to the other pupils as the teacher has to go over again what was taught while they were on holiday.
Also imagine the chaos if half a class decided to take the same time off 2 weeks before the actual summer hoilidayd
It can also be very positive in that the worst troublemaker is gone for a week and the rest of the class can crack on with a project without disruption.
Our Primary was usually very tolerant of pre-negotiated family holidays for both reasons.
You're assuming the holidays have any element of language and culture. People in the main are complaining about package holidays, which rarely offer either. A week in Benidorm or some AI resort may be educational, but for all the wrong reasons!
Justifications range from cost, taking kids on a "cultural" holiday to "they only watch DVDs at the end of term."
Rules are being bent by The Chavs to suit themselves. Schools may have to re-educate children who are away on unauthorised absences and this takes time and resources away from children who DO attend. But hey, today, what matters is ME! ME! ME! F*ck your kids - it's all about ME and my kids.
It's better not to argue with Chavs because they always shout the last word.