Should parents be fined for taking children on holiday during term time?

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Many families struggle to afford holidays during official school breaks, but parents who take their children out in term time face fines. We ask whether the system should change or if it’s necessary to protect education.

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00:00I think people should just, like, obviously, schools want your child's attendance.

00:06So it's not really... It's not the school's fault, really.

00:09It should be, like, the holiday, like, whatever they're called.

00:13What are they called? Like, companies and stuff. Yeah.

00:16That shouldn't have to up the prices, cos it's not fair.

00:19I think the system should change. I've spoke about this before.

00:22I don't think it's that...

00:24Especially primary school kids.

00:26I don't think missing out on a week of education is a bad thing.

00:29Missing out on a week of education is going to impact them that much.

00:34Plus, I know people that have just paid the fine

00:37and the holidays still ended up cheaper than doing it in the holidays,

00:42like, the term, holidays.

00:45I think you should get fined, but then you've got these holiday companies

00:50who deliberately hike up the prices, so it's not fair, is it?

00:53So I'm going to pay another grand or get fined £200.

00:57So it's catch-22, isn't it?

00:59Yeah.

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