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Originally Posted by rogueteens
they seem to do that around here already. not the big holidays like the summer break but the half terms seems to be staggered around the schools.
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those 2 week mini holidays have often been odley different school to school.
but its the big summer one in the uk every school seems to be the same, though i think scotland has a shorter summer one.
and its often the long summer one people book on, thus holiday firms in the uk put the costs up.
i can see what the schools are saying about fining in hoping that kids stay in school.
but on the other hand if i had kids i think i would also be tempted to pull them out outside school holidays for cost. also not every parent is abel to get holidays from work during summer break as there work may not let them.
but then i think, will 2 weeks from school be such a big deal? i know the schools claim it, but i know when i was at school 2 weeks is no great deal. i suspect i could have had two months off and still not missed much.
if it had beeen me i would have told the school a family member had died and they had to go to the funeral or somthing.