When Natalie Saunders took her daughter out of school for a trip to Turkey she expected a £60 fine on her doormat – but nothing more
A mum has told how she is facing a criminal record after taking her daughter on holiday during term-time. Natalie Saunders, 43, took her little girl out of school in May to go to Turkey, where her daughter missed six days of school.
Natalie explained that the first letter she received from the council was about the court case. It was dated 18 July but she didn't receive it until midway through August. And she believes it's down to the 'poor' postal service in her area that she didn't ever receive the initial fine. She told Netmums she did so because it made her holiday £800 cheaper than if she'd gone during the school holidays.This situation could now see her being fined £1,000 and receiving a criminal record.
Under new national framework, from August 2024, all schools will be required to consider a fine when a child has missed 10 or more sessions for unauthorised reasons.
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