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Taking children out of school.

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HUNTERF Tue 22-Jan-13 13:33:57

Just phoned my granddaughters school to tell them that I will be taking her to the hospital for a follow up check after an operation on the 28th December next Monday.
I thought we wee lucky to get her in that day. It was done using private medical insurance and the school was advised before the christmas break.
The appointment is at 8.30 am and I think she will be in about 10am as the hospital is about 12 miles away.
This should be her final check.
I was surprised to get an ear bashing as the local NHS hospital is only 3 miles away.
I know schools say absence is a problem but if my granddaughter had gone on the NHS the operation may have had to be in term time and I think she would have had to have been off school for 2 or 3 days.
Really I think we acted in her best interests overall even though the private hospital is further away.
In any case if she had gone to the local hospital she may have had to go for her follow up check mid morning for example so more time may have been lost.

Frank

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HUNTERF Wed 30-Jan-13 20:10:01

Hi gillybob

I agree it is wrong a child is taken out of school to babysit a sibling if it is planned.
I know it did happen when I was at school under an unfortunate set of circumstances.
I understand the mother was taken into hospital and the father was abroad on business at that very time and the younger sibling was ill with something like chicken pox.
As I understand it the older child just stayed at home with his younger brother. The school found out and tried to involve social services but the father arrived back the next day and took charge of the situation just as social services arrived.
The older brother lost 2 days of school but this could have happened however rich or poor the parents were.

Frank

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gillybob Thu 31-Jan-13 00:26:34

Yes HunterF but can you imagine a situation where mum or dad simply cannot stay off work ? They will have their wages docked or even worse be sacked. There are bills to pay. One child has a streaming cold or is sick and they find themselves in this very situation! What would we all do in those circumstances?

As I have said many times before real poverty does exist in the UK today. sad

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