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Roland Perry · March 30th 12, 12:57 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london

In message , at 12:26:26 on Fri, 30 Mar
2012, d remarked:
Which side of the pond are you? In the UK it's almost impossible to get
permission to take kids out of school during term-time for a holiday.

Who needs permission? The 50 quid fine is less than the excess it costs
in travel costs in peak months.

It's nothing to do with fines. Parents and schools need to feel like
they are on the same side, and there's a huge amount of emotional
blackmail over this particular issue.
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Roland Perry