Children who aren't taken out of school during term time are likely to do better than those who are.
That's the message from the Department of Education and Children - it follows a legal ruling against a father in the UK who took his child to Florida during the school term.
The Supreme Court yesterday ruled against Jon Platt - saying when parents take holiday without authorisation it can cause "unacceptable disruption".
Joel Smith is a school improvement advisor on the Island:
He says evidence shows that those children who stay in school will likely fare better:
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