A dad has been slapped with a £120 fine after his children went on holiday during school time - but he claims he knew nothing about it. Matthew Beale, who is separated from the youngster’s mother, said that the primary school hit him with a £60 fine for each of his children.
But the dad-of-two said that their six-week holiday to Australia was not something he knew about. His name is on the birth certificate and so far, his appeals to both Radleys Primary School and Walsall Council to rescind the fine have fallen on deaf ears.
“My issue lies with the school who have fined me as a parent because I have parental responsibility as I’m on the birth certificates,” Mr Beale, whose kids are aged 5 and 8, told Black Country Live.
