Originally Posted by
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But we are not talking about poor attendance though are we. We are still talking about children that attend over 90% of the school year.
I would prefer a system with dialogue between parents and teachers, over the lines of. I would like to take a week off because its best for me, the teacher then says a) this is an important time so i wouldn't think its for the best (ie exams, or important work), or b) yes that's fine his/her attendance is good. here is some school work to take.
Im fully behind fines for families who has attended dropping towards the 80% mark. Im fully behind helping teachers and schools. Children should be at school.
However fining children who have attendance over the 90% mark is simply raising cash.