Mum fined for child's term time holiday says she learnt more in Spain than at school

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during school term time.The woman claims her child learnt more in Spain than she would have done in her classes.And, mum Bekki even noted that the £60 fine was far less than the extra she would have spent going on a trip during the holidays.READ MORE: Clever travel hack lets you find comfiest plane seats with most leg roomApparently, her little girl learnt about the Spanish language and culture while on holiday – something she wouldn’t have been taught about at school.

Bekki noted on Facebook that her family had needed a break after the disruption of the past few years, reported HullLive.The mum said: “She learnt so much about Spanish culture, learnt some Spanish and tried lots of new foods.

Secondly the £60 fine didn’t come close to the savings I made.“I wouldn’t have been able to go if not during term time.”Commenting on Facebook, another mum said she was being taken to court for taking her child out of school.

She refused to pay the fine, she said, because she tried to get permission to go away but her child’s school never replied.Dad Steven Nelson said he was fined £120 for taking his two sons out of school for a week in June.