Submitted on Sunday 2nd February 2025
Rejected on Wednesday 19th March 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Stop fining parents for taking children out of school in term time automatically
Look at each case individually, rather than just an automatic fine without any background information. Children with good attendance and doing well at school, should be allowed a small period of time off in term time. Taking kids out of school sould stil be stopped for kids with poor attendance.
If the government refuses to let parents take them out of school in term time, they should ban holiday companies ripping families off by huge hikes in price in school holidays. I have seen holiday costs double in price if booking the first week of the school holidays compared to the week before. If holiday companies were prevented from doing this, then parents would not have the need to take them out of school in the first place!
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign these petitions:
Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700047
Ban holiday companies raising prices in school holidays: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700540
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