«Regularly» spelled out for schools

A father who took his daughter out of school for a holiday has lost his (23) _____ at the Supreme Court, in a landmark (24) _____ with “wide-ranging implications” for local authorities.

Jon Platt took his daughter out of school for seven days (25) _____ the head teacher refusing his request to do so. He was issued with a fixed penalty notice but (26) _____ to pay and was prosecuted (27) _____ the Education Act 1996 for failing to secure his daughter’s regular attendance at school.

Platt (28) _____ that his daughter was a regular attender, with an attendance record of 92.3%.

Trevor Grifi‘iths, partner at Sharpe Pritchard, who (29) _____ the Solicitor to the Isle of Wight Council, said: “The Supreme Court’s judgment clarifies a point of (30) _____ that has wide-ranging implications for local authorities across England and Wales.

“This case sets a strong (31) _____ that ensures local authorities are able to act to make sure that all children attend school in accordance with the rules of their school, so that they receive the best (32) _____ education.”

(Аdapted from: https://www. newlawjo urnal. co. uk/content/regularly-spelled-out-schools)