'I don't see a problem with it': Taking children out of school for holidays
Lunchtime Live · Newstalk
June 16, 202327m 32s
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Show Notes
Primary schools have warned parents that a growing trend towards taking pupils out of school for holidays is disrupting children’s education and may trigger notifications to social services.
New figures compiled by Tusla show the estimated number of such extended absences due to holidays jumped from 60,000-65,000 in 2019 to 350,000 in 2021.
What do you make of parents taking children out during term for a holiday? Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...