Submitted by Chris Hickin on Monday 22nd April 2024
Published on Tuesday 30th April 2024
Current status: Open
Open until: Wednesday 30th October 2024
Current Signatures: 624
(count is updated approximately hourly)
Relevant Departments
Abolish fines for parents who take their children out of school
We want the Government to stop local authorities and schools from fining parents for taking their children out of school during term time. We think it is unacceptable of the government to intervene into family life in this way. Schools are educators not enforcers and should not dictate family life.
We think that these fines are a stealth tax from a Government that interferes in people's lives. We are concerned this system has the biggest impact on the poorest people, who take their children out of school for a holiday because it is the only time they can afford to go away. As parents, we are our childrens' guardians, not the Government; and children don't only learn in school.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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