A MUM who always faces criticism for taking her kids out of school during term time to go on holiday has insisted she doesn’t see what’s wrong with her actions.
Rach took to TikTok to hit back at those slamming her for taking her two kids out of school for five nights in May and seven nights in June, as she explained that the children are still “learning” even when they’re abroad.
“So it really does appear that a lot of people have got an opinion about me for taking my children out of school in term time to go on holiday,” she said.
“But let’s just clear a few things up.
“First of all, when we’re away on holiday, my children are learning a new language, they’re learning about a different culture and they’re experiencing the real world.
“They’re always learning. It’s not learning, it’s not just in a classroom.”
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She added that if her kids were off with chickenpox “nobody worries about their education then”.
“So what’s the problem?” she concluded.
In another video, Rach explained that she had received a £60 fine for her son and another for her daughter for their June holiday.
“But still nothing for our May holiday, so I think I’ve got away with that one,” she said.
“In total I’ve got to pay £120 in fines for the holiday I took them on in June.
“Now, looking at the bigger picture, my holiday would have cost an additional £2500 if I had gone in school holiday, so overall, I’m feeling like this is a win.”
In addition to the fines, Rach had previously received warning letters regarding her son’s poor attendance rate – due to their holidays, a week that he’d had off due to Covid and another three weeks he’d had to take off for a hospital operation.
“I did get a warning letter saying that the council would be contacted or the local authorities would be contacted, and basically it would be down to them because of the attendance,” she explained.
In the comments on one of her videos, someone wrote: “Please remember the school are just doing what the government say.
“The fines go to the government.”
And another warned: “We’ve done it got a fine which was what we expected but it says after the first offence if you do it again they are allowed to fine up to £1000.”
“just be careful we thought the same then got fined £1300,” someone else agreed.
But others insisted that Rach wasn’t wrong to take her kids out during term time.
“My kids have 100% attendance and I’m taking them out to go to Florida as it’s half the price in term time,” one wrote.
“I’m a teacher and agree, family time and life experiences matter way more then this point of term,” another added.
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“I’m taking my son out first week of July and I will call them on the day we go,” someone else commented.
“Only paid £300 instead of £895 3 weeks later it’s ridiculous.”
