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- Title
Row over pupil holiday ban while Head skips school for football.
- Abstract
The article covers a controversial British government policy that fines parents for removing students from school for holidays during the term, noting criticism by families facing punishment for reasons outside of vacations. It cites examples of parents fined for bringing children to funerals, weddings, and for medical purposes, while also discussing backlash from Stafford Leys Community Primary school headmaster Ed McGovern's absence to attend the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; PARENTS; SCHOOL attendance; SCHOOL vacations; MCGOVERN, Ed; SCHOOL principals; GOVERNMENT policy
- Publication
Education Journal, 2014, Issue 205, p5
- ISSN
1364-4505
- Publication type
Article