Father loses court battle over term-time holidays
The Isle of Wight father who refused to pay a fine for taking his daughter out of school has lost his legal battle in the Supreme Court.
Father loses court battle over term-time holiday
A father who refused to pay a school fine for taking his daughter on holiday during term time has lost his legal battle at the Supreme Court.
Jon Platt, who took his daughter to Disney World in 2015, was fined £120 by her school on the Isle of Wight.
Mr Platt challenged the penalty, arguing that the seven year-old had an attendance rate of more than 90%.
Today five Supreme Court justices ruled in favour of Isle of Wight Council, which took Mr Platt to court in a bid to overturn a High Court judgement.
Delivering the court's decision in a brief statement, Lady Hale said: "Unauthorised absences have a disruptive effect, not only on the education on the individual child, but also on the work of other pupils, and their teachers."
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