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Smedley BS: £800 fine for low school attendance (369* d) RE: BS: £800 fine for low school attendance 25 Feb 10

The 'abroad' thing isn't the issue, as parents could take kids out of school to holiday in Cornwall, or the Norfolk Broads or wherever.

I fear there is a class dimension at work here, as most of the parents who'd need to go for budget flights are very often on relatively low incomes. Better-off families don't have to worry, and fee-paying schools have longer breaks between terms anyway, in most cases.

And (HEADLINE NEWS!!!!!!!!!) just this once I agree with Lizzie C - a child's entire schooling isn't going to crash & burn if they miss one or two weeks.

(oops - 'crash & burn' maybe not the best metaphor if we're talking about air travel)

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