UK Wedding News
23/06/2014
According to the BBC, Claire Whitelegg asked her son's school – Clive School, Shropshire – if her son could have three days of leave in order to attend her wedding.
She said she believed the reason behind the requested absence met the criteria of the school's "exceptional circumstances", only to be told that her son could not have the leave.
The school has said it only received the request for leave a week before the absence dates.
Head teacher of Clive School, Mary Lucas, confirmed they had received an application for a pupil leave of absence last week (16 June), adding: "The school has a very clear open door policy so that parents and staff can always have a conversation about the needs of children and I would have been happy to talk to the parents about this request if they had come to see me."
Ms Whitelegg, who is due to marry tomorrow, is quoted by the BBC as saying: "My partner and I both work full time for the police and we do shift work.
"It's almost impossible for us to get leave at the same time as each other in the school holidays, so we couldn't wait until then."
She added that she plans to ignore the school's decision and appeal against any fines for taking her son out of school.
(JP)
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Boy, 9, Refused School Leave For Mother's Wedding
A nine-year-old boy has been refused leave from his school so he can attend his mother's wedding, it has been reported.According to the BBC, Claire Whitelegg asked her son's school – Clive School, Shropshire – if her son could have three days of leave in order to attend her wedding.
She said she believed the reason behind the requested absence met the criteria of the school's "exceptional circumstances", only to be told that her son could not have the leave.
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The school has said it only received the request for leave a week before the absence dates.
Head teacher of Clive School, Mary Lucas, confirmed they had received an application for a pupil leave of absence last week (16 June), adding: "The school has a very clear open door policy so that parents and staff can always have a conversation about the needs of children and I would have been happy to talk to the parents about this request if they had come to see me."
Ms Whitelegg, who is due to marry tomorrow, is quoted by the BBC as saying: "My partner and I both work full time for the police and we do shift work.
"It's almost impossible for us to get leave at the same time as each other in the school holidays, so we couldn't wait until then."
She added that she plans to ignore the school's decision and appeal against any fines for taking her son out of school.
(JP)
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