UK father wins landmark case over taking daughter out of school for Disney World trip

A father who refused to pay a fine for taking his six-year-old daughter out of school for a family trip to Florida has won a landmark British High Court ruling which looks set to force education chiefs to consider changing the law.
UK father wins landmark case over taking daughter out of school for Disney World trip

Jon Platt said later he had won a victory which would benefit hundreds of other parents facing similar penalties. Mr Platt said the case had cost him £13,000 (€16,500), describing it as “money well spent”.

However, a Department for Education source said attendance at school was “non-negotiable” and “we shall now look to change the law and strengthen statutory guidance”.

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