A SINGLE mum insisted she doesn't care how much she's fined after pulling her kids out of school for a Benidorm holiday. Leanne Bray, from Solihull, West Mids. , jetted off on the forbidden term-time trip because it is her "right" to suit her children's needs best.
The mother-of-five is no stranger to penalties and was hauled before a judge in February for refusing to pay a fine issued when whisked her family to Lanzarote last year. Leanne told Birmingham Live : "I think it's out of order. "All my children have additional needs and it's important for us to have family time at a time of year that suits us - when it's less busy.
I don't think the government is taking into account the needs of the population." The determined mum said taking a flight at the busiest time of year is "very challenging" for her kids, who suffer "meltdowns" because of of large crowds. Read More Her youngest four children are now homeschooled after their primary school rejected Leanne's holiday request.
But, Leanne went away in spite of the cost - and claimed it was less money than she saved by going away during term-time. She added: "I don’t think these new fines will make much of a difference, people will pay them because the cost of a holiday in term time is much cheaper than during the summer holiday. "I will challenge my fine because I believe, as a family, we have rights and needs and as a single parent to five children, I'm entitled to a break.
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