This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Petition Parents have the right to fine a school, when teacher take time off
The Supreme Court ruled, child must in in school in term time. Then parents should have the right to fine schools, when teacher strike, take time off in term time and teacher training days in term time. If a child has to be at school, then the teacher should be.
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Prime Minister Theresa May agreed it was for schools to decide on absences.
"It's right that the individual head teacher has that flexibility to make that decision," she said.
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