article_snippet.sent: A couple who took their 14-year-old son out of school without permission for a five-day holiday to Spain were forced to pay a £1,230 fine after bailiffs were called in.
article_snippet.sent: A couple who took their 14-year-old son out of school without permission for a five-day holiday to Spain were originally fined £120 for the unauthorised absence from Sweyne Park School in Rayleigh, Essex, after being convicted in November 2014 of failing to ensure A couple who took their 14-year-old son out of school without permission for a five-day holiday to Spain child regularly attended school.
article_snippet.sent: A couple who took their 14-year-old son out of Sweyne Park School in Essex without permission for a five-day holiday to Spain were forced to pay a £1,230 fine after bailiffs were called in .
article_snippet.sent: I know it was wrong to take He out of school, but the punishment was completely out of proportion.
article_snippet.sent: An Essex County Council spokesman said parents legally had to ensure attendance.
article_snippet.sent: parents added: 'Where there is concern for a child's attendance, schools will work with the family to address the cause of the absence. '
article_snippet.sent: The amendment in legislation in September 2013 made it clear that head teachers should not grant any leave of absence during term time unless there are exceptional circumstances.'