The gathering tyranny of schools: Dad fined for taking daughter on holiday quits job to spend more time with his family
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The gathering tyranny of schools: Dad fined for taking daughter on holiday quits job to spend more time with his family
‘A dad who was fined for taking his daughter out of school for a family holiday has quit his job so he can spend more time with his family.
Jason Short was fined £120 by Plymouth City Council for taking seven-year-old Madeleine on holiday to Turkey in June, during term-time – the only time he was allowed to take off work from his job as a car salesman.
He said he’d explained the situation to teachers at Salisbury Road Primary School in Plymouth and was told not to worry, but was later hit with the fine.’
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