Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[Terbs]

That's a bit unfair, Steve. He is not trying to bend the rules. As far as I am aware you have to ask permission. I know families in other schools who have done this, and received authorisation for the same circumstances.
So, whats the option, call in sick Pay a fine......
There are many many people who do this, for many different reasons.
So you play by the rules, and get a non thought through result, imho.
I don't have this problem with children now, mine are grown up. I still do not agree with the big brother attitude over this. Since time (or education began) we have achieved a fantastic results in science, men on the moon, computers, Concorde, etc, etc, etc. Then two years or so ago, some do gooder idiot decides we cannot achieve anything more unless children spend every single day in school.
We got to where we are today without this rule.
If a child has a certain level of attendance, this should be taken into account.
I do take a bit of offence at your post Sir Tig, as the family are not as you suggest. They get involved in all school activities and are really normal everyday people, ready to help if they can. Yes, they have a few bob, he could have stuck two fingers up at the rules and paid a fine.....but no...he followed the rules. As he also said, his daughter has an exemplary attendance record. And its the first time they have required absence.
I wonder if the Head worries about kid's education when his union calls a strike.....!!!!!!!!!!

[STEMO]

Head teachers haven't been on strike for as long as I can remember, maybe never, but don't let the facts ruin your point of view.

[Sir Tigger KC]

No offence meant Tony, it's just how I read your OP. 

[STEMO]

This thread is the same as so many others. Terbs heard one side of a story relating to one headteacher and posted about all headteachers. It's just the way it works........human nature.

[05omegav6]

Is he vegan per chance

[Terbs]

No probs Steve (Sir Tig)

Steve (STEMO).....maybe a wrong choice of title, for which I apologise. As I stated into the thread, I did say there were good Heads, and there are many.
Maybe I had one side of the story, but...had I not had a long time association with the family concerned, and know what they stand for, maybe I would have thought differently. This coupled with other situations that have arisen and been discussed with parent groups, leads me to my conclusion of 'ill thought out'.

I took my kids out of school when they were little....I had no choice. I was not allowed holidays during school holiday times. Both my children have executive high powered jobs, so it did not affect them.
I have spent a month away at the tin tent, and there was a fair splattering of kids there on hollibobs. I only spoke to one who had a 12 year old boy...they said they would pay a fine...it was cheaper than going away in August. And that in many ways is a large part of the holiday problem. (I appreciate that money is not a factor in my original case)
We have just spent £500 for the month away...I said to swmbo.. 'Lets have the van out during August and have the grandchildren down for a week each......cost...£1200, and that's for just me and swmbo.
That is not the Head teachers fault......it lies with commercialism. Stop that and maybe these situations would not arise so much.

[STEMO]

It's ok, Terbs, look at the title of the last thread I started.

"They're all at it" 

[Rods2]

I see it rightly or wrongly that it is a parents role to support their children's education and the school's rules. If he is not prepared to accept the headmasters decision then the school have had a lucky escape with him not taking the PTA job.

IMO there is far to much my Waine / Wainetta is a perfect angel and the parents backing the child against the school. We have recently had the current media crop on how they have been sent home where the mother has complained about the unreasonableness of the school that their latest fashion statement is not compatible with school uniform rules.

When he joins her to collect the weekly 'social', he will be able to wear what he likes.

[Migalot]

I fully support the head.

At the end of the day, if any school is shown to be lenient over this issue, the playgrounds would be empty during the first days of term. The rules are there and the parents knew them before they booked the flights. End of.   

[stuyg]

spot on!!!!

I see it rightly or wrongly that it is a parents role to support their children's education and the school's rules. If he is not prepared to accept the headmasters decision then the school have had a lucky escape with him not taking the PTA job.

IMO there is far to much my Waine / Wainetta is a perfect angel and the parents backing the child against the school. We have recently had the current media crop on how they have been sent home where the mother has complained about the unreasonableness of the school that their latest fashion statement is not compatible with school uniform rules.

When he joins her to collect the weekly 'social', he will be able to wear what he likes.


[/quote]