As for fining parents who keep their child off school at the drop of a hat with no substitute education in place

You know I was just thinking about that! This thread started in support, apparantly, of parents who keep their children off school with NO substiture education. The parents who are fined, usualy as a last resort, because their children are not being educated at all. While I agree with many of the posts on home education and can see how it works well for some I cannot understand why anyone would support children not being educated at all. Perhaps it's all to do with returning to those old fasioned values we keep being told about:-) Keep the riff-raff out of schools. Education is just for the middle classes driving around the countryside in their Austin 7's whilst bemoaning the youngsters who show no respect...

:D (eG)