Morgan ignores pleas to drop term-time holiday ban
THE Education Secretary has ignored pleas from penny-saving parents to end her ban on family holidays during school terms.
Nicky Morgan came under renewed pressure to scrap the policy yesterday during a Westminster Hall debate triggered by huge public demand.
The debate was called after support for an official petition against the ban soared past 120,000 signatures.
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