Rare reason why children may be able to miss school for holidays

We're now well into September, with children across the country having gone back to school . It is a legal requirement for children to receive an education from the school term after their fifth birthday, until the last Friday in June in the school year they turn 16.

Taking kids out of school without authorisation can lead to penalties, with the the Department for Education (DfE) stressing that "every moment in school counts and days missed add up quickly". "Unauthorised" absences can result in fines.

In England, Section 444 of the Education Act says "failure to secure regular attendance at school of registered pupil" is an offence. And in 2017 the Supreme Court ruled that "regular attendance" means in "accordance with s

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