A mum has taken to social media to ask whether it is ok for kids to skip school to enjoy a day at the beach.
On Mumsnet, the mother explained that her 14-year-old daughter received a message from a friend saying she was going to the beach because it was so sunny during the current heatwave. The teenager wanted to do the same as her mate but her mother was putting her foot down. So she asked fellow members of the group whether she was being unreasonable.
In a post she said: "Darling daughter (DD) is 14, Year 9. She's just had a message off her best friend to say she won't be in school today as her mum is taking her and her younger sister to the beach for the day. Queue DD saying how cool the mum is and how unfair it is that I never let her miss school for fun stuff. I've got to work and even if I didn't I still wouldn't let her do it."
