Fines for 'unauthorised absence' from school

jackieblack

Loz01 wrote: »

Surely if its 4 days before the end of term they could just call them in sick?

Lots do.
But don't do it from the airport so the school can clearly hear the tannoy announcements in the background

zagfles

jackieblack wrote: »

Lots do.
But don't do it from the airport so the school can clearly hear the tannoy announcements in the background

Yes and don't post daily updates on FB about what you're doing on holiday, like some numpty parent at our kids school did when her child was supposedly "off sick" :rotfl:

theoretica

mattpaint wrote: »

What do you think childhood is exactly? Good grief!

The period of your life when you learn most of the basic skills and attitudes that will be the foundation of your adult life.

Spendless

Gloomendoom wrote: »

I don't think that making money from the fines is the intention. They are are intended a deterrent.

From what I read here and elsewhere, to be effective, the fines would need to be increased significantly.

No, I wasn't meaning the intention was to make money. They are using tax payers money to administer a scheme that makes a loss, which probably isn't a good use of funds.

Red-Squirrel_2

maman wrote: »

And you can learn lessons in childhood that are with you for life.

Yeah, but you can also be a kid and enjoy that time before adult responsibilities kick in.

It’s a balance, isn’t it? If school were just preparation for work that would be terrible!

Red-Squirrel_2

mattpaint wrote: »

What do you think childhood is exactly? Good grief!

It’s the time when you’re a child.

What about my comment has upset you?

maman

theoretica wrote: »

The period of your life when you learn most of the basic skills and attitudes that will be the foundation of your adult life.

Red-Squirrel wrote: »

Yeah, but you can also be a kid and enjoy that time before adult responsibilities kick in.

It’s a balance, isn’t it? If school were just preparation for work that would be terrible!

So not just preparation for work but for life.

Ironically when children are taken on term time holidays they are often sad to miss out on end of term activities like sports.

But that's not my main concern. I dislike the fact that children's own parents are teaching them poor attitudes like calling in sick when you're not.