Cronky Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Any other parents out there remember receiving the letter from the Department of Education banning us from taking the kids out during term time with the threat of court action? It seems it was all a lot of hot air: Isle of Man Today website: MHKs demand clarity over term-time holidays 'threat' schools currently have a discretion to allow leave of absence for 10 days for holidays in term time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tugger Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I'm all in favour of a ban against selfish parents causing disruption to everyone else during term time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 This does seem to be a bit of a non story. It was cleared up last September, rightly or wrongly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I'm all in favour of a ban against selfish parents causing disruption to everyone else during term time does that mean you want disruptive kids from parents with no time to teach them how to behave and discipline them to be expelled?? good idea if you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tugger Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I think they can be dealt with in special classes. What I actually meant was that parents who take their children out of school during term time are selfish: it means that the teachers have to concentrate on bringing them back up to speed with what they have missed, simply because their selfish parents prefer cheaper holidays. I'd ban it in a heartbeat, and fine anyone not in compliance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I think they can be dealt with in special classes. What I actually meant was that parents who take their children out of school during term time are selfish: it means that the teachers have to concentrate on bringing them back up to speed with what they have missed, simply because their selfish parents prefer cheaper holidays. I'd ban it in a heartbeat, and fine anyone not in compliance. Not to go into the rights and wrongs, as Ans says it has been done before. But are teachers required to bring that child 'up to speed' after a long absence? I thought in secondary school the onus was on the pupil to catch-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimcalagon Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 My daughter attends a secondary school in the west of the island. It seems to be common practice for every lesson in the last week or so of each term to allow the students to basically do as they please - they watch DVDs during the lesson time and don't have any actual teaching. I would have no compuction in taking my daughter on holiday during these periods (especially as she is in the top stream for most subjects) if it saved me a couple of hundred quid on a holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesypeas Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I'm all in favour of a ban against selfish parents causing disruption to everyone else during term time My daughter just walked in the door, and tells me that one lad in her maths lesson today punched another in the face! Do you suppose they were arguing about holidays in term time? If those lads had been on holiday today, would we have had more or less disruption? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee54 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Why do teachers get more holidays than the rest of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Any parent who takes their children out of school during term time is selfish. On so many levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Ever since my children were born they've been on holidays during term-time. Their schoolwork has never suffered and nor have the teachers had to go out of their way to make sure they're up to speed with the work they've missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Why do teachers get more holidays than the rest of us. Why do pilots get to travel so much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimcalagon Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Any parent who takes their children out of school during term time is selfish. On so many levels. Elaborate, if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tugger Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Their schoolwork has never suffered and nor have the teachers had to go out of their way to make sure they're up to speed with the work they've missed. Of course not. That's just the case for OTHER children Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 It's nice to see a tricky issue resolved! Attendance of Pupils: Legislation, Policy and Procedures “On application made by the parent with whom the child normally resides, a pupil may be granted leave of absence from the school to enable him to go away on holiday. Provided that, save in exceptional circumstances, a pupil shall not be granted leave of absence for this purpose for more than 10 school days in any school year.” Can't see a problem with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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