Teachers Told Not to Give Pupils Time Off for Protests

New guidance, which is set to take effect in August, will ban pupils from skipping school to protest and increase the cost of fine for absence.

School and university students take part in a School Strike for Palestine walkout in George Square, Glasgow, Scotland, on Feb. 7, 2024. Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

The Department for Education (DfE) has told headteachers not to give pupils time off school for protests.

It comes after a report published last year called on the department to explicitly ban the practice of allowing so-called school strikes for Palestine.