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Parents urged not to book term-time holidays
7:46am Monday 25th February 2008
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By Gordon McCully »
As most children return to school today, after the half-term holidays, parents are being reminded not to take their children out of school during term time as they prepare to book their summer holidays.
Schools in Lancashire are taking a tougher line on time away from school.
Every Lesson Counts is urging parents to book breaks that will not impact on their children's education by going away during the school holidays.
Every Lesson Counts is a DCSF campaign to raise awareness of the importance of regular attendance and to help schools, parents and children implement simple working practices to cut out absenteeism.
Lancashire County councillor Vali Patel, cabinet member for schools, said: "Taking holidays during term time can mean that children miss out on important school time and coursework.
"Many parents do not realise the impact it has, especially if their child is doing well.
"We know that missing school can leave children struggling to catch up with their work, sometimes for months afterwards, and in some cases missing out all together.
"A term-time holiday is all too often seen as the rule when it should be the exception.
"School leaders often see parents taking their children out of school for holidays as it's more affordable.
"But if parents book early they can very often achieve similar savings on holidays taken outside of term time, so we would advise families to book now if they haven't already.
"We applaud those families who put their children's education and long-term futures first by adjusting their holiday plans so that their children do not need to take time off school."
If a child misses just one day a week, over the course of their school career they will miss two years of schooling.
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Anthony, Accrington,Lancs says...
9:06am Mon 25 Feb 08
Well youre irresponsible,hope you get a prison sentence for doing so;you encourage truanting!
H, Blackburn says...
9:24am Mon 25 Feb 08
What the hell are you jibbering on about! how the hell am I encouraging truanting!! He will be with his father seeing different cultures and seeing the world. My son goes to school everday, someone who truants is off school wondering the streets doing god knows what without adult supervision, little scrotes with no respect for adults or authority. I have no doubt in my mind that my sons schooling will not suffer one tiny bit just because I take him out of school for a couple of weeks. you need to get a grip and know what truanting actually means, muppet.
Mr P, Darwen says...
9:47am Mon 25 Feb 08
My parents live in Crete and i have 3 children 2 of which are young.
Im taking my familly to see them in May as it is not as hot.
I have had to get special permission from the school for my eldest daughter who will keep a diary of her holiday writing up on various Greek culture and including drawings and some numerecy work.
I think as long as she still does a little work each day she wont miss much work for the sake of 2 weeks.
It will do her good to see her grandparents.
Im taking my familly to see them in May as it is not as hot.
I have had to get special permission from the school for my eldest daughter who will keep a diary of her holiday writing up on various Greek culture and including drawings and some numerecy work.
I think as long as she still does a little work each day she wont miss much work for the sake of 2 weeks.
It will do her good to see her grandparents.
Anthony, Accrington says...
9:57am Mon 25 Feb 08
H wrote:Hope you get a prison sentence,as do all the others;single parents who take kids out of school on holiday are RUINING their child's education and are basically irresponsible inadequate"I don't care what my child misses in education terms when I take him on holiday in termtime as it's NOT important"parents!
What the hell are you jibbering on about! how the hell am I encouraging truanting!! He will be with his father seeing different cultures and seeing the world. My son goes to school everday, someone who truants is off school wondering the streets doing god knows what without adult supervision, little scrotes with no respect for adults or authority. I have no doubt in my mind that my sons schooling will not suffer one tiny bit just because I take him out of school for a couple of weeks. you need to get a grip and know what truanting actually means, muppet.
hard worker, darwen says...
10:08am Mon 25 Feb 08
Anthony, how uneducated are you saying that single parents are ruining their children's education by taking them out of school during term time. 10 days off is hardly going to ruin anything. Your comments just show how thick you are!
H, Blackburn says...
10:13am Mon 25 Feb 08
Are you a parent anthony?
Mick, Bacup says...
10:13am Mon 25 Feb 08
Single parent families are, in general, bad for society
Anthony, Accrington,Lancs says...
10:17am Mon 25 Feb 08
hard worker wrote:And you're a parents rights dogooder who condones this sort of thing as is H! Education is DAMNED IMPORTANT. School skiving,keeping kids at home encouraging it and taking holidays in termtimes ISN'T. Poor education means NO job/no desire to get on in life and a lazy loafer home lounging scrounging and sponging existance on the dole later on in teen years.
Anthony, how uneducated are you saying that single parents are ruining their children's education by taking them out of school during term time. 10 days off is hardly going to ruin anything. Your comments just show how thick you are!
worker, darwen says...
10:17am Mon 25 Feb 08
Mick wrote:young scummy mummy single parents are bad for this society the ones that dont have jobs and claim all they can get
Single parent families are, in general, bad for society
Anthony, Accrington,Lancs says...
10:19am Mon 25 Feb 08
H wrote:No but when I see kids going round the shops on a schoolday with parents and often authorised or unauthorised by the school,when they know their kids should be in school it makes me ANGRY!
Are you a parent anthony?
hard worker, darwen says...
10:22am Mon 25 Feb 08
Anthony wrote:No job no desire to get on in life and a lazy loafer home scrounging and sponging existance - are you giving details of your own life or annoyed you cant have that life???
hard worker wrote: Anthony, how uneducated are you saying that single parents are ruining their children's education by taking them out of school during term time. 10 days off is hardly going to ruin anything. Your comments just show how thick you are!And you're a parents rights dogooder who condones this sort of thing as is H! Education is DAMNED IMPORTANT. School skiving,keeping kids at home encouraging it and taking holidays in termtimes ISN'T. Poor education means NO job/no desire to get on in life and a lazy loafer home lounging scrounging and sponging existance on the dole later on in teen years.
H, Blackburn says...
10:27am Mon 25 Feb 08
In an ideal world Mick I would love to be a family for my boy, however not every relationship works out. We have made our situation work very well though, our son is polite, well mannered and very bright, he is the most important thing for both of us, I have my son three nights a week, alot of dads see their kids once a week or every other week, this is where the problem lies, our children need to feel valued and equally loved by both parents. In too many cases it's the adults trying to score points off eachother to care about their childrens well being.
Anthony, Accrington,lancs says...
10:29am Mon 25 Feb 08
hard worker wrote:Er excuse me I have been to school throughout my life NO TERMTIME HOLIDAYS NO SKIVING NO NOTHING AND HAVE A BLOODY JOB,all you parents including YOU who advocate and allow your kids to go on holiday in schooltermtime obviously want your sons and daughters to have a CR*P education by constantly missing 10days of schooling a year,poor qualifications,and a homeliving sponging scrounging lazyloaferhome life on the dole in the teenage years because your kids poor qualifications don't get and lead to a job.
Anthony wrote:No job no desire to get on in life and a lazy loafer home scrounging and sponging existance - are you giving details of your own life or annoyed you cant have that life???hard worker wrote: Anthony, how uneducated are you saying that single parents are ruining their children's education by taking them out of school during term time. 10 days off is hardly going to ruin anything. Your comments just show how thick you are!And you're a parents rights dogooder who condones this sort of thing as is H! Education is DAMNED IMPORTANT. School skiving,keeping kids at home encouraging it and taking holidays in termtimes ISN'T. Poor education means NO job/no desire to get on in life and a lazy loafer home lounging scrounging and sponging existance on the dole later on in teen years.
H, Blackburn says...
10:35am Mon 25 Feb 08
H wrote:
Are you a parent anthony?
No but when I see kids going round the shops on a schoolday with parents and often authorised or unauthorised by the school,when they know their kids should be in school it makes me ANGRY!
Just as I thought Anthony, you have no clue what-so-ever. you try paying the bills, the rent, looking after a child and working 9-5 monday to friday. make comments that you actually know about i.e. drugs, alchohol, the benefits system.....etc.
Are you a parent anthony?
No but when I see kids going round the shops on a schoolday with parents and often authorised or unauthorised by the school,when they know their kids should be in school it makes me ANGRY!
Just as I thought Anthony, you have no clue what-so-ever. you try paying the bills, the rent, looking after a child and working 9-5 monday to friday. make comments that you actually know about i.e. drugs, alchohol, the benefits system.....etc.
H, Blackburn says...
10:48am Mon 25 Feb 08
If this is such a big issue about a child missing 10 days of schooling, then the relevant bodies should make the teachers do their 'teacher training days' during the school holidays. Why is'nt that an issue for you Anthony!!!
Anthony, Accrington,Lancs says...
10:52am Mon 25 Feb 08
H wrote:That may well be H and other singleparents(that you work 9-5,look after kids and pay the bills)BUT that life DOES NOT give YOU the right whatsoever to regularly interrupt and regularly take the child out of school UNAUTHORISED for holidays/daytrips whatever. You and ALL THE OTHERS WHO DO THIS BY TAKING THE KIDS OUT OF SCHOOL FOR THOSE THINGS RIGHTLY deserve fines prosecution and prison for doing so.
H wrote: Are you a parent anthony? No but when I see kids going round the shops on a schoolday with parents and often authorised or unauthorised by the school,when they know their kids should be in school it makes me ANGRY! Just as I thought Anthony, you have no clue what-so-ever. you try paying the bills, the rent, looking after a child and working 9-5 monday to friday. make comments that you actually know about i.e. drugs, alchohol, the benefits system.....etc.
hollinshead, darwen says...
10:57am Mon 25 Feb 08
ha ha! im a young single parent....im also have a good job, own home and own car. how is that sponging off all you uneducated preachers?
mark, Blackburn says...
11:19am Mon 25 Feb 08
You really have a bee in your bonnet don't you anthony, bless your cotton socks. just to let you know, i don't feel guilty what-so-ever, and if you would send someone to prison for this 'crime' then your world is a very very sad place to live. The fact of the matter is that lazy lay-about teenagers are not that way because of missing 10 days of school annually, it's their parents and their upbringing that has made them that way. I am very proud of my son and I have no doubt in my mind that he will grow into a fine young man, who will do well at school and get a good job because he will be brought up correctly. Do not tar everyone with the same brush. This subject should be looked at closely, surely not even you can agree that it's right and proper to charge someone an adult fee for a young child??
Anthony, Accrington,Lancs says...
11:32am Mon 25 Feb 08
mark wrote:Oh yes they are Mark;poor qualifications caused through missed education/schooling taken by frequent 10days or more holidays in schooltermtime=nojob
You really have a bee in your bonnet don't you anthony, bless your cotton socks. just to let you know, i don't feel guilty what-so-ever, and if you would send someone to prison for this 'crime' then your world is a very very sad place to live. The fact of the matter is that lazy lay-about teenagers are not that way because of missing 10 days of school annually, it's their parents and their upbringing that has made them that way. I am very proud of my son and I have no doubt in my mind that he will grow into a fine young man, who will do well at school and get a good job because he will be brought up correctly. Do not tar everyone with the same brush. This subject should be looked at closely, surely not even you can agree that it's right and proper to charge someone an adult fee for a young child??
/alife on the dole and no direction in life. That leads to a lazy lowlife sponging scrounging dole and benefit earning teenager(s)once they leave school,because have poor qualifications/
education.
Anthony, Accrington,Lancs says...
11:41am Mon 25 Feb 08
And you might like to know that poor qualifications DO NOT always give you a job when you leave school AND SOME COUNCILS HAVE AND ARE INDEED JAILING PARENTS FOR TAKING THEIR KIDS ON HOLIDAY IN SCHOOLTERMTIME, this is the way to go and punish parents who do so EVERY COUNCIL THE UK SHOULD JAIL PARENTS WHO DO SO.
Mark, Blackburn says...
11:56am Mon 25 Feb 08
You really are a 'black and white' person are'nt you. Like I have said, it's down to the parents. My sons education will not suffer one little bit by taking him out of school for this period of time, infact he will prosper because he will learn about the world and different cultures and religions and how other people live. Not everyone is as narrow minded as you. My son will be well educated at school and he will also learn all about the university of life, too many youngsters never leave the place they live in, the world and other countries are just places on telly to them and not real. Take someone else's oppinion on board and realise that you don't have all the answers.
John, Accy says...
12:05pm Mon 25 Feb 08
Anthony, you are talking crap and you know it. As a child I was taken out of school for 1 week in September every year to go on holiday as it was cheaper for my parents. This was 20 years ago and there wasn't all the fuss surrounding this issue that there is now. I am now a departmental manager working for a large company which shows that me being taken out of school during term time had no ill effects on my future career.
If parents support their children all the way through their school life then if they are taken out of school during term time it will not make any difference to the individuals education.
The lazy lowlife spongers that you talk of didn't care enough to bother with school and if they went to school every day of the week it wouldn't have made a difference.
If parents support their children all the way through their school life then if they are taken out of school during term time it will not make any difference to the individuals education.
The lazy lowlife spongers that you talk of didn't care enough to bother with school and if they went to school every day of the week it wouldn't have made a difference.
calella, rossendale says...
1:37pm Mon 25 Feb 08
mmm, some really crappy comments about exams,jobs etc if you take children out of school for a holiday.omg. my second oldest son left school last year with 8 gcses and 4 nvqs. he has always had a week off to go and stay with his dad and my eldest son up north. why? becoz school holidays during oct are different weeks for my sons. certainly didnt do my son any harm, so, r u scrotes saying that my son shouldnt have been able to go and have a relationship with his brother father,paternal family? this arrangement has been there since i left 12 years ago, so for you scotes on here to class me as a 'bad' mother is very wrong. and no, i dont claim benefits,no i dont get help with rent or council tax, and it is bloody hard trying to have a 'family' holiday, we save up for 2-3 years to have a well deserved 1, and yes, it certainly is during school time. but, since the school doesnt have a problem with it, why the hell should u scrotes care about any of my kids' schooling? btw, yes, my son has a very well paid job too.
Beammeup, says...
2:49pm Mon 25 Feb 08
I don't really have a big problem with parents taking their kids on holiday during term time so long as it is for no more than a couple of weeks a year.
The cost of living is for ever increasing and for those on a tight budget i sympathise and understand.
Why can schools not come to an agreement where kids can miss a couple of weeks term time but give them some extra homework to catch up on that their parent/s can help with?
Scummy kids that play truant often end up in seperate schools with smaller class sizes and one on one tuition in order to catch up. They have fag breaks during lessons and turn up whenever it suits.
This is another example of society pandering to the social underclass that contribute nothing. At the same time parents, single or not who just want a couple of weeks off are treated worse than criminals.
The cost of living is for ever increasing and for those on a tight budget i sympathise and understand.
Why can schools not come to an agreement where kids can miss a couple of weeks term time but give them some extra homework to catch up on that their parent/s can help with?
Scummy kids that play truant often end up in seperate schools with smaller class sizes and one on one tuition in order to catch up. They have fag breaks during lessons and turn up whenever it suits.
This is another example of society pandering to the social underclass that contribute nothing. At the same time parents, single or not who just want a couple of weeks off are treated worse than criminals.
Anthony, Accrington,lancs says...
3:06pm Mon 25 Feb 08
Beammeup wrote:But schools and LEA's are NOT going to come to such an agreement where the kids can be let off for two weeks at their discretion and hand them out extra homework for what they miss. Because of the Government attitude to strive for 100% attendance at school and the plans to prosecute parents who DO take their kids out of school in termtime, then i'm afraid parents will continue to be fined and/or imprisoned for such conduct. Rules are rules and if in the school contract it says you cannot take your kids on holiday in schooltermtime,then it is YOUR FAULT AS THE PARENTS IF YOU ARE PUNISHED/IMPRISONED/
I don't really have a big problem with parents taking their kids on holiday during term time so long as it is for no more than a couple of weeks a year. The cost of living is for ever increasing and for those on a tight budget i sympathise and understand. Why can schools not come to an agreement where kids can miss a couple of weeks term time but give them some extra homework to catch up on that their parent/s can help with? Scummy kids that play truant often end up in seperate schools with smaller class sizes and one on one tuition in order to catch up. They have fag breaks during lessons and turn up whenever it suits. This is another example of society pandering to the social underclass that contribute nothing. At the same time parents, single or not who just want a couple of weeks off are treated worse than criminals.
FINED ETC FOR DOING SO SAD AS IT MAY SEEM. Some schools even remove children from school records etc even if they do so and terminate those children(s) education, this has happened in some manchester schools where parents have taken their children on holiday in termtime.
Anthony, Accrington,Lancs says...
3:15pm Mon 25 Feb 08
Also I am not a child,BUT WHEN I WAS AT SCHOOL I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO GO ON HOLIDAY IN TERMTIME, the traditional Easter and Summer/bank holidays/halfterms etc was the times you went,and if you didn't like it tough you went to relatives for your holidays. I have a nice friend and husband with two kids and they don't take them out of school to go on holiday in schooltermtime,in fact the school contact DOES SAY YOU CANNOT AND ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE YOUR CHILDREN OUT OF SCHOOL IN TERMTIME FOR HOLIDAYS(and they don't even bow to Muslim kids either for excuses to go to Eid/Diwali celebrations in India etc). They manage to go on holiday in the school holidays so why can't everybody else(or are school rules and contracts made to be broken by ignorant parents who want two weeks for a holiday in termtime?)
harold, preston says...
3:20pm Mon 25 Feb 08
anthony, face it your fighting a losing argument on your side not one has agreed with you. stop withering on and face facts your only upset because your children are failing at school and it upsets you because they are there all year round. you just want to fill up the prisons with non criminals and let the murders free to roam the streets as i said before but then you probably had that quote removed because it hit a nerve.
H, Blackburn says...
4:21pm Mon 25 Feb 08
If this is the case anthony that parents are getting sent to prison then so be it, it does not surprise me one bit that this is happening, and jack straw is harping on that our jails are over crowded!! this country is a joke and it's being run by muppets like you who constantly live in the past. Get a grip!! In the past few months petrol has soared through the roof, gas and electricity prices have rocketed, the cost of living in this country is ridiculous!! No wonder everyone is going abroad to live, we get screwed at every opportunity.
single parent of 2, Colne says...
6:50pm Mon 25 Feb 08
im a single parent , i do not scrounge off anyone. i am a nurse, own my house and yes i take my children on holiday during term time as work commitments mean i cant have the same holidays as my children.Antony you are talking rubbish!
mark, b urnley says...
8:54pm Mon 25 Feb 08
having bbeen at work all day and now read the drivel from anthony i notice all his comments are timed throughout the day do you work or sit typing absolute drivel all day anthony get a reality check
Smee again, Darwen says...
12:13am Tue 26 Feb 08
Why is everyone replying to this waster called Anthony, he clearly hasn't a clue about bringing up a family but he so opinionated he feels he can reply to comments made. Just ignore him....I will.
Anthony, Accrington,Lancs says...
7:20am Tue 26 Feb 08
H wrote:AND IT'S STUPID INADEQUATE FEEBLE EXCUSE MINDED PARENTS LIKE YOU H WHO FEEL THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO BREAK 10 DAYS OF CHILDREN'S EDUCATION TO TAKE THEM ON HOLIDAY AND DON'T FEEL IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO IT!!!!!!
If this is the case anthony that parents are getting sent to prison then so be it, it does not surprise me one bit that this is happening, and jack straw is harping on that our jails are over crowded!! this country is a joke and it\\\'s being run by muppets like you who constantly live in the past. Get a grip!! In the past few months petrol has soared through the roof, gas and electricity prices have rocketed, the cost of living in this country is ridiculous!! No wonder everyone is going abroad to live, we get screwed at every opportunity.
YOU'RE SO THICK! I HOPE YOUR CHILD BECOMES A LOWLIFING LAZY TEENAGE BENEFIT CHAV WHEN HE DOESN'T MANAGE TO GET A JOB BECAUSE HE HAS INADEQUATE QUALIFICATIONS TO GET ONE BY WHICH TIME IT'LL BE FAR TOO LATE!
Anthony, Accrington,Lancs says...
7:25am Tue 26 Feb 08
I HOPE THE LAW PROSECUTES H,HAROLD, MUM OF 2,SMEE,JOHN,MARK OF BLACKBURN,MARK OF BURNLEY,WORKER HARD WORKER AND MR P FOR TAKING YOUR KIDS ON HOLIDAY IN TERMTIME AND SENDS YOU ALL TO PRISON FOR YOUR LAWBREAKING BECAUSE YOU PARENTS ARE THE THICK LAWBREAKING PEOPLE YOUR KIDS COULD EVER HAVE!!!!!!!
harold, preston says...
8:10am Tue 26 Feb 08
this is how sad and pathetic anthony is, not only is he losing this argument, not one person has yet to back him with his comments and when he doesnt like a comment that has been posted he reports the quote to get it taken off. that in itself proves he is just one sad individual who likes the sound of his own voice and opinions.
hard worker, darwen says...
8:11am Tue 26 Feb 08
harold wrote:well said!!!
this is how sad and pathetic anthony is, not only is he losing this argument, not one person has yet to back him with his comments and when he doesnt like a comment that has been posted he reports the quote to get it taken off. that in itself proves he is just one sad individual who likes the sound of his own voice and opinions.
jack, says...
8:15am Tue 26 Feb 08
anthony get over it. people arent interested in your sad comments. you just want to overfill the prisons with people who have done nothing wrong so you would be happy to see a murderer let loose on the streets because the prisons are full of parents?? get a grip mate
H, Blackburn says...
8:43am Tue 26 Feb 08
quoteAND IT'S STUPID INADEQUATE FEEBLE EXCUSE MINDED PARENTS LIKE YOU H WHO FEEL THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO BREAK 10 DAYS OF CHILDREN'S EDUCATION TO TAKE THEM ON HOLIDAY AND DON'T FEEL IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO IT!!!!!!
YOU'RE SO THICK! I HOPE YOUR CHILD BECOMES A LOWLIFING LAZY TEENAGE BENEFIT CHAV WHEN HE DOESN'T MANAGE TO GET A JOB BECAUSE HE HAS INADEQUATE QUALIFICATIONS TO GET ONE BY WHICH TIME IT'LL BE FAR TOO LATE!
I've just got into work and looked to see what drivel anthony had wrote since yesterday and I had a good giggle at what i saw, what a muppet this guy is. first of all he whines about the amount of teenage lay-abouts and dole dossers, then he says that he hopes my son will become one!! get a grip and make up your mind you clanker! and sorry to dissapoint but I've had a good up-bringing and so will my son, even though he will miss 10 days education each year he will still be above average, i have no doubt about that. When we go away in june i'll get him to send you a post card!!!! muppet
harold, preston says...
9:14am Tue 26 Feb 08
H, Blackburn, im surprised he's left your last comment on, i too checked this morning to see what dross he had wrote and low and behold he had, he also had my comments taken off comments that were sensible but were the complete opposite of his opinions. he just keeps contradicting himself at every turn now. its amazing how he cant see that not one person has backed up his comments the guy is so blinkered would hate to live in his world!!
Anthony, Accrington,Lancs says...
9:34am Tue 26 Feb 08
jack wrote:And people aren't interested in dogooders like you,H,Harold,hardwor
anthony get over it. people arent interested in your sad comments. you just want to overfill the prisons with people who have done nothing wrong so you would be happy to see a murderer let loose on the streets because the prisons are full of parents?? get a grip mate
ker,worker,mark of burnley,mark of blackburn,single mother of two colne,smee,beammeup,
calella,john of accy,and all you silly lawbreaking gets either who think it is alright to break the law and disrupt your education for 10days a year in termtime so you and your poxy kids can have a holiday!
Kayleah, says...
9:40am Tue 26 Feb 08
A few years ago they said that if you took your kids out of school you would get a £50 fine well they can give me the fine because when I pay it I will still be getting my holiday cheaper than if I went in school holidays plus July is usually far too hot abroad for kids so thats why I go in september/october time too as well as the average £500 saved!!
H, Blackburn says...
9:45am Tue 26 Feb 08
I agree totally Harold, he just has totally blinkered vision, and the only people who should be able to remove any comments on here should be from the telegraph and only when someone is being abusive and nasty, not when people are making perfectly valid points.
When I first wrote on here yesterday I did not expect the support that i have received, now i know alot of people have the same opinion as me it makes me more determined to get my point across to the relevent bodies, it probably won't make any difference but they really need to understand that me being a single parent that i simply cannot afford to go away in the school holidays.
When I first wrote on here yesterday I did not expect the support that i have received, now i know alot of people have the same opinion as me it makes me more determined to get my point across to the relevent bodies, it probably won't make any difference but they really need to understand that me being a single parent that i simply cannot afford to go away in the school holidays.
Anthony, Accrington,Lancs says...
9:53am Tue 26 Feb 08
H wrote:They're NOT gonna listen to single parents and families who can't afford to go away in school holidays THE LAW IS THE LAW AND YOU ALL KNOW THAT-NOT!!!!!!!!!
I agree totally Harold, he just has totally blinkered vision, and the only people who should be able to remove any comments on here should be from the telegraph and only when someone is being abusive and nasty, not when people are making perfectly valid points. When I first wrote on here yesterday I did not expect the support that i have received, now i know alot of people have the same opinion as me it makes me more determined to get my point across to the relevent bodies, it probably won't make any difference but they really need to understand that me being a single parent that i simply cannot afford to go away in the school holidays.
H, Blackburn says...
10:09am Tue 26 Feb 08
anthony, one of your comments up there starts with everyone you want to aim your comments at, there must be 10+ names on there, does that not suggest to you how wrong you are!!!! and i am far from being a chav mate, i have a nice house a nice car and all this is possible because i work hard, i have 2 jobs and every penny i get goes towards bills, rent(because house prices are so **** high, i can't possibly afford to buy anywhere)My sons breakfast club and after school club because i have to work, the weekly shop, insurance the list is endless. if i can save a few hundred quid by going in term time then you bet i'm going to do it, if you can't understand by now after all i have said and all these other sane people on here have said then you are a lost cause pal.
H, Blackburn says...
10:15am Tue 26 Feb 08
quotThey're NOT gonna listen to single parents and families who can't afford to go away in school holidays THE LAW IS THE LAW AND YOU ALL KNOW THAT-NOT!!!!!!!!!e
That's the point you clown!! it needs changing!! The holiday companies need to change their charges for single parents or the government need to change the 'law' about taking your kids out of school to go away, start listening to what people are saying!! do youo think it's right and proper that a child of 5 should get charged the full adult price for a holiday??? I don't! i think it's a disgrace!!! these companies are greedy money grabbing daylight robbers!!!
Anthony, Accrington,Lancs says...
11:45am Tue 26 Feb 08
OK OK there needs to be a change either by the holiday companies to reduce their prices in school holidays or a change in the law to make exceptions about taking kids out of school in term time for holidays. But until such time as that changes while the law is current and valid I still stand by it and I WILL STILL SUPPORT IT AND THE LEA's AND THE GOVT AND THE SCHOOLS IN TAKING PARENTS TO TASK OVER HOLIDAYS IN TERMTIME WITH COURT APPEARANCES FINES AND PRISON WHERE THE PARENTS DO IT WITHOUT INFORMING SCHOOLS THAT THEY ARE DOING SO(AND THERE ARE MANY IF NOT ALL THAT DO). I have friends who stick to the school holidays for taking their kids away;and they are sticking to rules set down by LEA's/schools concerned and ARE NOT BREAKING THE LAW BY GOING IN SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. At least they care about their children's education and want them to do well(and they'll do a lot better academically than the kids who regularly go away for more than 2weeks throughout the year and miss out on a substantial part of their schooling).
H, Blackburn says...
12:01pm Tue 26 Feb 08
anthony, i'm sick and tired of you calling us all bad parents, you know nothing, my son is my life, i can't give him everything i would like to, but we live a relatively comfortable life. I teach him at home, we read, we play educational games and i'm always making sure he understands things. You are there commenting on people you know nothing about and you are beginning to **** me off. prison is not an acceptable punishment for this so called crime as you call it and if you think it is then you are a very sad individual. get a life!!!!
D, Bburn says...
12:26pm Tue 26 Feb 08
Its said that taking our kids out of school during term time is wrong on our part so how wrong was my school for leaving us on half day schooling (10 weeks) with quite a few whole days off during term time all because a litte hole in the roof we were sent to a old empty school to learn which was still only half days and that didnt ruin my education so 2 weeks certainly aint going to do any damage
Plus my parents always took myself and my brothers away during term time and we all have very good jobs so its done us no harm
Plus my parents always took myself and my brothers away during term time and we all have very good jobs so its done us no harm
harold, preston says...
12:54pm Tue 26 Feb 08
H, Blackburn, i applaud you for everything you are doing to enable your child to have a decent life, and i bet everyone else who has posted comments backing us are doing the same and not dole dossing scumbags anthony makes us out to be. can i ask if anthony would not have us take a child out of school for ten days or so, would he have us take our children to school when they are ill? a child can miss 10days if not more or sometimes less of school through illness! you where right the guy is one very sad individual and for saying that he will probably have this comment removed like the countless others i have made because he was losing the arguement or it was hitting a nerve. the guy needs to grow up first before getting a life
Mariette, Blackburn says...
2:41pm Tue 26 Feb 08
I just have to chime in here. Why do parents feel such a need to go on holiday? Though I can see if the kids don't have concurrent breaks to go see family. If one can't afford a summer holiday abroad, then stay home or go to the seaside. That's what we do, and no one has had a mental breakdown yet! I'm sure there are well-meaning parents who really want to introduce their children to cultural experiences, but monstly what we see in Spain or wherver are Brits on the beach, eating chips. It really is for the best to keep kids in school during term.
Kayleah, says...
2:50pm Tue 26 Feb 08
Well that was not a very good comeback!!
After all the gobbing off you have done I expected more from you!! Oh I am at work too
And Mariette a few days at the sea side or a break in this country costs more usually than it does for a week in Spain or any other foreign holiday. The last holiday I took my kids out of school for was a holiday to Egypt in December and you cant see the pyramids of Giza in Blackpool
After all the gobbing off you have done I expected more from you!! Oh I am at work too
And Mariette a few days at the sea side or a break in this country costs more usually than it does for a week in Spain or any other foreign holiday. The last holiday I took my kids out of school for was a holiday to Egypt in December and you cant see the pyramids of Giza in Blackpool
Anthony, Accrington,Lancs says...
2:53pm Tue 26 Feb 08
Mariette wrote:Glad someone agrees with me thanks Mariette!
I just have to chime in here. Why do parents feel such a need to go on holiday? Though I can see if the kids don't have concurrent breaks to go see family. If one can't afford a summer holiday abroad, then stay home or go to the seaside. That's what we do, and no one has had a mental breakdown yet! I'm sure there are well-meaning parents who really want to introduce their children to cultural experiences, but monstly what we see in Spain or wherver are Brits on the beach, eating chips. It really is for the best to keep kids in school during term.
Holland, from blackburn says...
3:05pm Tue 26 Feb 08
Although not ideal I think children should have the opportunity to go abroad as im sure it will benefit their upbringing. So I think its best to do it in some situations if you cant afford to go away during holidays. Maybe there should be a study on th
H, Blackburn says...
8:51am Mon 25 Feb 08