Man who refused to pay fine for taking daughter out of school for holiday wins case

A dad who took his child out of school for a family holiday last spring has won a fight against his local authority.

A dad who took his child out of school for a family holiday last spring has won a fight against his local authority.

Isle of Wight Council took Jon Platt to the High Court after he refused to pay a truancy fine.

In the last few minutes - he's had a ruling in his favour

He'd argued his girl had a good attendance record.

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