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Rejected petition Change the law to allow parents to take children out of school in term time

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Following the high courts judgement on 6/4/17. I wish for parliament to change the law to allow parents to take children out of school for holidays in term time. On the basis the child attendence is 90%


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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/177224

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