A dad has faced backlash after calling for teachers to be fined for going on strike, after he was fined for taking his son on an out-of-term holiday.
Steven Doherty was upset that 13-year-old Alfie Doherty couldn't attend his school on Wednesday because teachers were on strike.
The 44-year-old says he is upset that he received a £240 fine for taking Alfie on an illicit holiday, but teachers can stage industrial action to fight for their pay and working conditions following a decade of sharply falling wages.
