Taking children out of school post Platt
Mar 15th, 2018 | By The Editor
The BBC has announced the results of an investigation it has made into the number of parents being fined for taking their children out of school in term time.
Posts Tagged ‘ Jon Platt ’
The end of the road
Jun 29th, 2017 | By The Editor I have been mulling over the implications of the case of Jon Platt, the father who took his daughter away on holiday in term time and who has fought a long and hard battle.
Be fined if you take your child out of school in term time
Apr 6th, 2017 | By The Editor The judgement of the Supreme Court this morning is that taking your child out of school in term time is illegal and that when Jon Platt took his daughter on holiday to Florida he was liable to a fine.
Will you be criminalised?
Feb 3rd, 2017 | By The Editor
It is asking a lot for the Supreme Court to uphold such a stringent view and make criminals out of hundreds of thousands of parents?
Saturday snippets: 24th December 2016
Dec 24th, 2016 | By Adrian Lawes
On this Christmas Eve, may I wish all readers a very joyous Christmas and may Storm Barbara have no effect on your travel, holiday or the celebrations you will have.
Saturday snippets:16th of July 2016
Jul 16th, 2016 | By Adrian Lawes
Adrian summarises the stories you might have missed in a week that saw yet another tragic attack that will reduce the number of tourists visiting France but, hopefully, not for long.
Saturday snippets: 11th of June 2016
Jun 11th, 2016 | By Adrian Lawes
Gin, street parties and the never ending saga of Jon Platt – the main who took his children on holiday in term time – occupy Adrian’s thoughts this week.