Father loses Supreme Court case over term-time holidays

[pip08456]

The guy's an idiot. He could have paid the £60 fine and all would be forgiven, he argued the point and lost.

I have no sympathy.

For arguing a point ? or just because he lost ?

Either way I dont see how that makes him an idiot.

Presumably because of the level of effort and time this would have taken in contrast with the £60 fine.

[pip08456]

Originally Posted by Damien

Presumably because of the level of effort and time this would have taken in contrast with the £60 fine.

Yes and I believe it has now cost him £1200 so who's the fool?

So hes a fool because he lost ?

(Assuming the costs are because he lost).

Even if he won I would personally think it's a waste of time for £60, you would have to be really invested in the principle of the matter and at best I think it's a dodgy principle. I can understand how a parent would feel best placed to judge what is best for their children but if everyone is doing it then you can also see how disruptive it would be to have random children missing for a week over a school term. You could easily end up in a situation where the teacher has to keep going back over previously covered topics to account for children who missed the previous week.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by Paul M

So hes a fool because he lost ?

(Assuming the costs are because he lost).

He's a fool he's well off and has 12 weeks of school holiday to take his daughter wherever. He's a fool for seeking out publicity to make a political point at the expense of his own daughters education and privacy. He's just a pratt who enjoys the limelight. I expect to him to sell his heart bleeding story to some corny magazine/tabloid. If this had stood, parents would be taking there kids out, totally disrupting schools and other children's education aswell, as teachers have to spend time on 'catch up'.

Originally Posted by Damien

You could easily end up in a situation where the teacher has to keep going back over previously covered topics to account for children who missed the previous week.

You can also easily avoid that by simply not doing it.
If someone has time off, they they should catch-up themselves, not expect it to happen in class.
When I had my previously mentioned four+ weeks off, I was given a list of topics that I missed, and expected to catch up as neccessary.

At the end of the day, most people probably never need or use a lot of what they actually learn.
In maths alone I dont think Ive ever needed half the stuff I learned, in fact Ive forgotten much of it.

(and in our modern world, I can just google it anyway).

[pip08456]

Originally Posted by Paul M

So hes a fool because he lost ?

(Assuming the costs are because he lost).

The £1200 is just the Supreme Court costs, it has now been referred back to the High Court. He now stands the chance of a fine and a criminal record.

Ergo, he is a fool and should've just paid the £60.

Well maths as an example can be very dependent on what you've learned before. If your teaching percentages and you haven't covered fractions then it might be harder. You'll struggle to do algebra without having done the basics of it.

Yes most people don't use the stuff they've learnt at school but the idea is to give a good enough grounding so people are prepared to use what they need to take the path they eventually choose when they leave. Most people don't use a lot of what they learned at school but the subset they do use will be different for each person.

I don't have that strong an opinion on this. I wouldn't have been bothered had he won. But I can certainly see the side of the argument that they shouldn't be taken out of school.

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by pip08456

The £1200 is just the Supreme Court costs, it has now been referred back to the High Court. He now stands the chance of a fine and a criminal record.

Ergo, he is a fool and should've just paid the £60.

Why a criminal record?

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Pierre

Why a criminal record?

He can go to prison

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