Parents Warned Of Term-Time Holiday Fines

Parents wouldn't need to take children out of school in term time if the holiday companies didn't increase the prices so much during school holiday dates - that's the problem that needs addressing.

A bigger issue here that they should be looking at is WHY?
I have a school age child and we haven't had a holiday away from home for almost 4 years simply because the travel firms/holiday companies raise their prices every half term and end of term putting the holidays out of reach of many of us parents.

So you lucky guys commenting so far, can take holiday during this years summer school break. There are countless men and women who will not be able to this year, because of the Olympics. So what do we do ?. Mr Gove is yet another who is totally out of touch with the people, and the goings on in this Country.

save £1000 on you hols and pay a £100 fine......er.......fine by me!

What about Muslim kids who are given time off to attend Eid celebrations? oh I bet they will be allowed on religous reasons, must play ball with the ethnics.

You all know that Gove is missing the point,,children learn all the time,in or out of school.For instance,last year during the long car trip to our holiday destination i showed the children how to navigate using a map,,,and they were NOT bored especially when that moment came and they ''got it!!'' and took over the map.Children will learn!

When did we become a police state, as far as i unstood it our grandparents etc fought a war so we could be free,
And can anyone explain why it is ok for Goverment/teachers to enforce teacher training days were kids have to stay off school and parents lose time off from work, why carn't this be done during all there regular holidays?
Michael Gove needs to get a life!!!! come and live in our world were we have to take holidays to suit our pockets!!! unlike him we do not get thousands of £ each week, so go forth and multiply Michael Gove!!!!!!!!!!!

As some firms are refusing leave applications in August giving the "Olympics" as a reason what will parents be able to do??

They way this government is squeezing the working class no one will be able to afford holidays in term time or out of it.

Quite right that he should do this, BUT can anything be done about the blatant rip-off of holiday companies putting prices up so very much at half terms etc?

Don't the hard working people of this country get 'fined' for enough things already? It's simply lazy government. Rather than try and resolve a social problem, our government use their 'one size fits all' solution of slapping a fine on it.

I think our government should pay a fine to us - for not doing the things they promised during their election campaign.

just another way to take money off you what ever way you look at it what next fine you because you eat at McDonalds instead of eating a salad gang of pricks

I agree that children should not be pulled out of school to go on holiday but what choice are parents left with when travel companies suddenly decide that air travel is far more expensive during the school holidays.

The travel companies should firstly be made to explain themselves and then reminded that if the price remained the same as the rest of the year they would actually have more people booking holidays during the school break and so they would actually make more money. Were the hell is the business sense in dramatically increasing prices for 6 weeks of the year knowing that the vast majority of people simply wont book a holiday during that time frame.

i bet hes on more than £6 an hour and can afford hols in the school holidays. he wants to get a reallity check

Gove would do well to remember that school is NOT compulsory, education is, and education takes place in many forms, not just in a classroom!

Mr Goves is so out of touch with reality he needs a jolly good kick in his bollocks!

All the time travel companies rip parents off in the holiday periods by increasing the prices,you can't blame them for going on holiday during term time.

Oh,,,i nearly forgot to add this,,,,my own parents always took us all on holiday when it was a bit cheaper (during term),,,,,,and we were constantly learning things.

"to get a deal on a holiday" to not be ripped off by sky high prices in the school holidays is more like it. Rather than screwing parents with more costs of raising children, maybe liaise with ABTA for more appropriate prices in peak times???

Here we go.... someone deciding our lives for us, i work in travel and see how much the Tour ops/ airline whack there price bands up... I’m a single parent who works fulltime and I haven’t been able to take my children away for 3years due to finances but if would if there was a good deal to be had and face the consequences upon my return