article_snippet.sent: Her children's school blocked A mother of four request under a government crackdown on unauthorised absences  announced in 2013.
article_snippet.sent: In 2013, former Education Secretary Michael Gove ended the right for schools to grant up to 10 days holiday per year for pupils.
article_snippet.sent: New guidelines state that children should only be taken out of school during term-time if it is an 'exceptional circumstance'.
article_snippet.sent: Government rules state that Government is at the discretion of each individual school to authorise or reject absence requests.
article_snippet.sent: The crackdown by the Government on absences was outlined in 2013 and stipulates children should attend lessons rather than take time off to suit parental convenience.
article_snippet.sent: The crackdown by the Government on absences was announced by the then Education Secretary Michael Gove who intended to stop parents taking children out of school to benefit from cheaper holidays.
article_snippet.sent: But the Government insists that local head teachers still have the discretion to approve up to ten absences a year 'in exceptional circumstances'.
article_snippet.sent: Guidelines on allowing absence nowadays are incredibly tight.