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Poll: Should parents take their children out of school for holidays?
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THE BRITISH SUPREME Court has ruled that a father acted unlawfully when he took his daughter out of school during term-time to go to Disneyworld.
The ruling against Jon Platt means that parents in the UK could be prosecuted if they don’t observe what an individual school rules is “regular” attendance. In this case, the school his daughter attended believed removing her for a family holiday during term time flouted their rules.
Do you think parents should take their children out of school for a holiday?
Poll Results:
Yes, but for no more than a week a year (6324)
No (4065)
Yes, at any time (3149)
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