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.

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”.