Petition · past parliament
Give back parents 10 discretionary days off school during term time.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
Families are now being forced to pay fines for taking their children out of school for holidays. The holiday companies exploit families by hiking their prices during school holidays. As the government will not tackle this they MUST reinstate the 10 day system
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 30 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.