Should parents be fined for taking children out of school during term time?

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Many families can’t afford holidays during the official school breaks, but parents who take their children out in term time face fines. Should the system change, or is it necessary to protect education?

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00:00I think the system should change because I have a daughter whose husband is not

00:07allowed because of his job to take holidays during the summer or Christmas

00:13and so sometimes they haven't got a choice. I think as long as your child

00:19has got a good attendance record. I actually took mine to Istanbul when we

00:24played Galatasaray they were 12 and 10 and I said to the headmaster that well

00:29you have a form to fill out why can't you take this holiday in term time and I said

00:33because UEFA won't move the game. Life is hard enough for us all as it is and

00:36with inflation and stuff things are expensive and unfortunately some parents

00:42don't have the money to take their kids on holidays during term time so what if

00:47they miss a week in October. If your child's really clever they're gonna catch

00:51up but if they're not that bright they're not gonna lose anything anyway.

00:55They should look at the case individually.

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