Submitted on Tuesday 8th November 2022
Rejected on Friday 11th November 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Stop issuing school fines to BOTH parents if parents are legally separated
UK law currently allows Fixed Penalty Notices to be issued to both parents following an unauthorised absence, despite parents being estranged.
The law needs to be changed to protect the parent not responsible for an absence when it was beyond their control and often knowledge.
Many families experience absent parents, Domestic Violence & other complicated matters which prohibit communication between two separated parents. There are often Court Orders in place prohibiting communication from taking place.
It is unreasonable for a Local Authority to impose a Fixed Penalty Notice to two parents following an authorised absence from school.
Headteachers should not be allowed to instruct councils to fine BOTH parents when only one is responsible for the period of absence.
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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/620795
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