 Poster: A snowHead
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And I said : we all know what crap you have to put up with. But you have said sorry so that's an end to it. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Just remember - schools take kids skiing and it is an educational trip - you take them, it is truancy!
Seriously though, I believe it is OK when they are juniors. We have taken ours out of school for a week in March for the last 3 years.
My son moves to Senior school next year so I don't know what we will do then (have to win the lottery to afford Xmas, half term or Easter ! Didn't realise when I booked back in August that the results of the 11+ and school allocations come out whilst we are away - will have to find an Internet Cafe.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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rob@rar, I agree about the partnership between school and parents. However, it all boils down to what is reasonable and imo the headteacher in this thread appears to be acting unreasonable. If I was the parent I would politely put my foot down with the school explaining my reasons, (no need to tell porkies) they either accept it or not. Of course this assumes the kid is coping academically. If not then it could be a whole different ball game.
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dk100, I agree that's the best approach to take. Sadly not all headteachers behave reasonably, and this issue seems to trip up more than is necessary in my opinion. I suppose in their defence schools, particularly headteachers, are under a fair amount of pressure from government (national and local) and occasionally from their governing body to reduce the amount of unauthorised absence. I think that's a worthy aim, but sometimes schools can be over-zealous in how they pursue that goal. At the end of the day parents should have the final call, but in my view it should be a bilateral process not one side or t'other laying down the law.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I've spoken to our head teacher and this year I've got permission! Doesn't make much difference 'cos we were going anyway but it is much nicer this way. Turns out our head teacher and her family are very enthusiastic skiers themselves but her hands were tied by the local authorities policies. She has got round this because both kids entered the club championships at the dry slope and are now classed as competative skiers. One of them chickened out and the other did ok but I still wouldn't class them as competative skiers or anything like it! I'm not going to argue though 
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