She insists that the authority would not hesitate to prosecute other parents whose children repeatedly miss lessons.

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The Department for Education (DfE) said schools were expected to take a "tough line" on requests to miss lessons.

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Year groups will take it in turns to miss lessons because the loss of the arts and theatre block has left the school with a shortage of classrooms.

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