#41

completely agree that a case-by-case system seems sensible. give parents some windows in the term calendar when holiday requests will be considered (e.g .not near exams etc), and ensure that the students catch up through self-study supported by their parents and with minimal disruption or burden on the school or other students.

#42

wrong, I was making the case that this law further divides social class by locking poorer parents into obedience while freeing wealthier parents to be able to carry on taking their kids out of school during term-time by paying a fine

agree 100%

it’s also been demonstrated that social anxiety and relative poverty/diminished status are harmful to childrens’ education & that holidays away from home are beneficial to their education and general mental health & wellbeing

was never arguing that they were - quite the opposite

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#43

I recommend a static caravan in Wells-next-the-sea or a campsite in the Lake District during the school holidays. Made a man of me, and of Mrs Filth.

#44

Corrected.

#45

why do you think this is about me? Or you for that matter?

I get that this Disneyville twatface has been served one and that’s nice but it doesn’t mean the specific circumstances of his personal egotrip & the general principle and its consequences for thousands of others are the same thing

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#46

I mean if your family go to somewhere rural where incest isn’t frowned upon I guess this could be the outcome

#47

Honestly I have no idea what you mean by this. I was trying to be light-hearted, which was the whole point of this thread.

#48

Oh

Ok

#49

Just wonder what these parents’ response would be if a school turned round and said ‘We can’t be arsed to teach little Johnny this week because we’d rather all go to Alton Towers’ (Inserts Simpsons meme).

#50

Michael Gove gets irked by hrtbps