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Allow families with SEN children 10 days term-time holiday without being fined

Submitted by Nicola Marie wardle on Wednesday 4th December 2024

Published on Tuesday 28th January 2025

Current status: Open

Open until: Monday 28th July 2025

Current Signatures: 686
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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10 days ~ case ~ Children ~ COPE ~ Education ~ Families ~ FINES ~ Holidays ~ school holidays ~ Seán ~ society ~ STRESSED

Petition Action

Allow families with SEN children 10 days term-time holiday without being fined

Petition Details

We believe SEN children are already excluded from society and education. Many children with disabilities or SEN can find it hard to deal with crowds, noise and the general hustle and bustle of travelling in peak times. Yet, these families are penalised for removing children from school for holidays.

Additional Information

It's not the case that these families fancy being awkward, simply that their children cannot cope. We feel this leaves those families with two choices, go in school holidays and spend most of the time stressed, or ask for flexibility. We believe this would give these families the same chance to a break as families without SEN.


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