Child robbed of once in a lifetime acting role because of her school refused time off

you are either a troll or a shill for Mrs Worthington

Why couldn't this have been filmed during half term or the weekend?

I don't get the parents issue at all. Her attendance is 85%.

How am I trolling?

If you actually saw my thread you'd noticed it had a link to a genuine news paper, the Herald Express, so the story was not fake.

Yep, probably. Still isn't 85% a lot? I think mine was way below 70% and I didn't get into too much trouble. But that was like 7 years ago or something.

I think a lot of its down to an over zealous head teacher trying to impress school league tables and look good. It's all about their ego, get a pay rise, promotion, or a dream job in a public school because Headteacher of the year has the best league tables.
Probably did their PGCE before tuition fees were invented. They don't care about this poor little girl and her parents aspiration for her to have an acting career being ruined. By the time she's finished school university tuition fees will be unaffordable anyway. At least she and her parents were trying to make something of her.

But That's not important just so long as the selfish head teachers ego shines above all else. They got their dream career and that's all that matters.

yeah see the kid had only 85% attendance - the parents were happy to keep her off nearly 1 day a week but not to take half a day for an advert? very weird... sounds to me they thought this would be more publicity than the ad

Why didn't her parents just take her out of school anyway? they'd get a small fine but I'm sure the kid would have earned more than the fine for doing the advert. It's silly not to give the kid the day off but plenty of parents take their kids out of school anyway.

EDIT: just read the article and seen the kid had 85% attendance and that's why it was denied... 85% attendance is really low for anyone who doesn't have a serious health condition so that's really her parents fault for giving the kid so many days off

also the government's fault for putting so much pressure on schools to keep kids above certain attendance %s without considering the actual needs of the students, I still think this kid should have been given a day off but the school will be under huge pressure to keep their average % high (and good attendance is 95% min. so this kid is way under)

Exactly. Or they could get a sick note, from a private doctor (or they could just write one), like most people do when something important comes up. But nope, they had to run to the newspaper just to get more attention. Of course, they had to get them to include lots of pictures of their daughter, too.

why the hell did the parents ask the school for a day off?

According to the news paper link she lived with her parents in Torquay and went to school in Preston, no wonder she had only 85% attendance! Thats a hell of a long school run! Perhaps if schools provided suffice spaces for local children they'd not have to travel from one end of the country to another.
Pretty rich of the school to deny the girl an acting role in Cockington only a few miles from her home.

I've not opened the article, but I know a little about children performing on stage and screen. Before they even step onto the stage or in front of a camera, they need a performing licence, and getting a performing licence depends on the school and local authority allowing them to. A sick note, or sneaky day off, wouldn't cut it, unless Cadbury's wanted the advert to be pulled.

I've not opened the article, but I know a little about children performing on stage and screen. Before they even step onto the stage or in front of a camera, they need a performing licence, and getting a performing licence depends on the school and local authority allowing them to. A sick note, or sneaky day off, wouldn't cut it, unless Cadbury's wanted the advert to be pulled.

Oh well, they probably wanted her to prioritise her education which is fair enough... Education is after all compulsory until 16 and for a good reason.

I've not opened the article, but I know a little about children performing on stage and screen. Before they even step onto the stage or in front of a camera, they need a performing licence, and getting a performing licence depends on the school and local authority allowing them to. A sick note, or sneaky day off, wouldn't cut it, unless Cadbury's wanted the advert to be pulled.

you are clearly taking the piss, aren't you?

you are clearly taking the piss, aren't you?

I am not.