School introduces two-week October half-term so pupils can visit Pakistan

[Dedworth]

School where 85% of pupils are Asian gives children a two-week October half-term so they can visit Pakistan with their families


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Disgraceful - and this is a Church of England School.

It's in Jack Straws neck of the woods where kowtowing to the ethnic majority is compulsory policy

[Ako Si Jamie]

I don't see the problem.

So long as they buy a one-way ticket.

[SimonH]

Holy thread resurrection Batman

[joebloggs]

Good idea, school holidays need breaking up, beat the airlines and travel agents ripping people off when it comes to school holidays

[andy222]

October will now become the wedding month in Pakistan.

[Ako Si Jamie]

good idea, school holidays need breaking up, beat the airlines and travel agents ripping people off when it comes to school holidays

Then they'll start ripping people off in October too.

[joebloggs]

Then they'll start ripping people off in October too.

I had the same problem a couple of years ago. Wrote a letter to little Joe's primary school headmistress asking for permission to take him out of school for 11 days before the Easter holidays so he could go to the Philippines for 3 wks to see his family he had never seen before. She granted us 10 days.

Same letter and reasons for our daughter who's at secondary school, saying she had not seen her family for more than 7 yrs and my wife could only take time off then. We sent the letter 2 wks before we left, never got a reply b4 we went. When we got back, there was a letter refusing her permission and threatening us with a fine.

[Arthur Little]

Good idea, school holidays need breaking up, beat the airlines and travel agents ripping people off when it comes to school holidays

, Joe ... 's how schools already operate in Scotland.

Mind you ... ... they start the new session in mid-August after the summer break.

[Ako Si Jamie]

I had the same problem a couple of years ago. Wrote a letter to little Joe's primary school headmistress asking for permission to take him out of school for 11 days before the Easter holidays so he could go to the Philippines for 3 wks to see his family he had never seen before. She granted us 10 days,

Same letter and reasons for our daughter who's at secondary school, saying she had not seen her family for more than 7 yrs and my wife could only take time off then. We sent the letter 2 wks before we left, never got a reply b4 we went. When we got back, there was a letter refusing her permission and threatening us with a fine.

These teachers aren't bothered about the kids when they want to strike but it's a different story if the parents dare take them out of school for a holiday.

[Abigail]

Kids have normally had two weeks in October here in Scotland

[Dedworth]

I had the same problem a couple of years ago. Wrote a letter to little Joe's primary school headmistress asking for permission to take him out of school for 11 days before the Easter holidays so he could go to the Philippines for 3 wks to see his family he had never seen before. She granted us 10 days.

Same letter and reasons for our daughter who's at secondary school, saying she had not seen her family for more than 7 yrs and my wife could only take time off then. We sent the letter 2 wks before we left, never got a reply b4 we went. When we got back, there was a letter refusing her permission and threatening us with a fine.

It would all have been OK if it had been one of your Multicultural neighbours, one rule for us another for them

[imagine]

I don't see the problem.

So long as they buy a one-way ticket.

...

[Arthur Little]

Kids have normally had two weeks in October here in Scotland

... still do, Abigail ... see #8.

[Dedworth]

I don't see the problem.

So long as they buy a one-way ticket.

I'd be more than happy to see some of my tax spent on that