Rejected petition Stop fining parents for family holidays during term time

Stop fining parents who take their children out of school for family holidays

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Families struggle with the cost of holidays during school holidays- family time is extremely important in building confident happy children with strong family relationships and preventing parents from going on holiday with their children for a week when they can financially afford to do so is criminal so these fines should be stopped

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Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700047

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Date submitted 24 January 2025
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