C.S.

The OP...

"I dunno, seems weird to me...people being fined for their children being away, being on holiday.

Seems to me that a child will learn FAR more on a holiday, than they will in school for a week...but, what do I know? :0) "

...is about parents who, for the sake of cheap holiday offers take their children away without previously requesting permission and irrespective of the imminence of exams etc and the assertion that a week on a beach somewhere can teach more than formal education.

Truancy and school phobia (and the reasons) are a real problem however - maybe another dedicated thread?