Seems insensitive to me.
On the face of it⌠the kids wonât be much good at school, if they are worried about Mum⌠and who is supposed to look after them if Dad is away with MumâŚ
IMO the kids would do well to have some school work to occupy themselves with⌠while they are away with Dad and close to MumâŚ
I think that the school would be much better off thinking what it can do to support these two children who are clearly old enough to worry about their motherâs operation while still being too young to cope emotionally with the stress of having mum away from home.
Jobsworths.
The government is obsessed with children being tested and the schools are slaves to this.
As a farmer once said âyou donât fatten a pig by keep weighing it.â
I donât get why the kid in question doesnât just go sick⌠this is the worst of the âyou will attend no matterâ philosophy the UK loves. I guarantee weâd still have gone on holiday in term time when it was more affordable - weâd just all have had flu for two weeks every year. I wouldnât even have asked in a case like this - some stuff is more important than listening to a teacher.
Petty officialdom - at least they donât get to wear a uniform. âComputer says noâ age that we live in.