Father Fined $2,600 for Letting His Child Skip School to Go to Disneyland

Jon Platt is called "father of the year" by many people when he agreed to pay a fine of $2,600 so that his daughter could skip school for 7 days to go to Disneyland in the US.

In the final hearing held at the end of June, Jon Platt, who lives in the Isle of Wight, England, was fined £2,000, equivalent to $2,600, by a court because he had allowed his 7-year-old daughter to travel to the US with her family, disrupting her education.

Responding on a TV show on the evening of July 2 in the UK, Jon (far right) said he regretted not paying the fine at first. Photo: Sun.

The story happened in April 2015. At that time, Jon's family of 17 went to Florida, USA for 8 days. This caused his 7-year-old daughter to miss a week of school. Jon was convicted of disrupting her education and fined nearly 60 pounds (nearly 80 USD).

However, at that time the father of three refused to pay the fine, leading to a two-year legal battle that cost nearly $200,000.

The father affirmed: "If I knew today would come, I would definitely pay the $80 fine."

Jon's case with the authorities lasted two years and was interviewed on television.

However, Jon said he did not feel guilty or guilty for letting his daughter skip school. "Since all three children attend different schools, their vacation times are different. Therefore, it is difficult for us to schedule a vacation without it overlapping with all three of their school days," Jon explained about letting his daughter skip school.

In the UK, parents can be heavily fined or even jailed if they fail to keep their children in school regularly or regularly, even if the reason is to go on holiday.

According to VNE