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As the last half term of the school year dawns and classes have so many empty chairs it looks like there's been an unfortunate outbreak of The Andromeda Strain, spare a thought for children like mine.
They'll be there, grimly soldiering on and sweltering in their uniforms, until the bitter end – or July 20 as it's otherwise known – when at last we are free to go on holiday.
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Sometimes it seems as if parents like me are a dwindling band – either bravely fighting the good fight to uphold standards and decency or complete mugs, whichever way you want to look at it.
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More than half of parents admitted to taking their children out of school to go on holiday in a recent survey – and 12VIRTUAL-Gallery-160184%