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Joseph Gerrard & Tim Hanlon

Mum fined for term time holiday says daughter learnt more in Spain than school

A mum who was fined for taking her daughter to Spain during term time says that she learnt a lot on the trip and it was still cheaper than going during school holidays.

The mum from Hull said the £60 fine she received was nowhere near the elevated costs of going abroad during holiday periods - and that she could not have afforded to go then, reported HullLive.

She claimed that her daughter learnt some Spanish and a lot about the culture and food which she would not have been able to do at school.

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