United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 102935
Pupils: Absenteeism
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13 October 2020
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21 October 2020 · Answer
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21 October 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy for children to be permitted to miss a day of school to celebrate (a) Eid and (b) Yom Kippur without that absence affecting their attendance records.
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13 October 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy for children to be permitted to miss a day of school to celebrate (a) Eid and (b) Yom Kippur without that absence affecting their attendance records.
Source: Commons
21 October 2020
Answer
A parent of a compulsory school-aged child who is registered at a school has a legal duty to secure that child’s regular attendance. The law recognises that there are certain circumstances in which a parent cannot be guilty of not securing their child’s r...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-10-13/102935
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1242839
- uk · wq-1242839 · source updated 21 October 2020