What a Stupid Question!

Over nearly 50 years, Leslie Sinclair has given a formidable 125 pints of blood. But on his last trip he was turned away after refusing to answer a question on whether or not he was pregnant. All parents who take their children on holiday during term time will be handed a fixed penalty notice (FPN), the Government announced today. The new truancy crackdown will also see FPNs issued to parents whose children are late five times in one term, take five unauthoris days of an exclusion. Education Secrtary Nadim Zahawi vowed to end the 'postcode lottery' over how local councils deal with school absences. He said: 'I know from the Children's Commissioner's work on school attendance that children themselves hugely value being in school with their teachers and their friends.