Parents taking children on holiday in term time.

The parents taking term time holidays will expe

It's hard to condone isn't it? Understandable at this time of year when exams are over and schools are more or less marking time, but I wouldn't abolish the fines. The principle has to stand.

As Grammaretto says, there are options for less expensive places to go during school holidays. People need to cut their cloth……

I occasionally took my DC out of school so cannot judge others.

My DGS came to Europe from NZ last year for 6 months, with his parents.
I think they withdrew him from school and home schooled him. He was 10.
He has fitted in well now he's back and has learned very much
He wrote a travel blog throughout and he has kept that up to some extent

As for taking holidays during term time to save money. I don't approve of that in general because of the poor teachers .

We always went camping in Scotland for our main holiday when our kids were young. It was cheap!

I feel education is very important, obviously. But in the big sea, children get sick and take days off, or teachers go on strike. The world still turns.