{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/731317.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":731317,"attributes":{"action":"Reduce the school summer break to 5 weeks and allow schools to authorise 5 days","background":"It is very expensive to take children out of school during summer holidays. If summer holidays were reduced to 5 weeks and schools were allowed to authorise 5 days of holiday , this would allow parents to take their child/ren out during the term making it cheaper for parents and higher attendance.","additional_details":"Help ease the financial burden on families who want to create memories with their children as holiday companies can not exploit the holidays to increase prices. This will allow parents a term time break without being punished financially when they are already struggling. Education won't be affected as the summer term would be shorter","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2025-06-23T16:32:39.850Z","updated_at":"2025-08-21T09:36:35.961Z","rejected_at":"2025-07-18T14:08:55.871Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-06-25T17:26:10.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:\r\n\r\nAllow parents to take their children out of school for 5 school days in a year\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/728790"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}