Mum faces fine for taking daughters out of school as she has life-saving heart op
A MUM faces a fine if she takes her two daughters out of school so she can undergo a life-saving heart operation.
Her husband Mark, as well her parents, will be with her for the operation at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital, meaning there will be no-one to care for her daughters back home in Burnley. But the school, St Augustine of Canterbury Primary School, in Burnley, have only allowed Charlotte, 10, and Sophie, eight, two days authorised time off.Emma, who has undergone two previous heart operations, said: “I can’t understand why the school has taken the view it has.“It’s a Catholic school, and the ethos is supposed to be about family, compassion and support.Emma says that if the operation is a success her daughters would only need between two and three days off.
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