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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Money editor

Should we take our daughter out of school for a cheap holiday?

Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it's up to you to help him or her out - a selection of the best answers will appear in Saturday's paper.

The skies may be blue and the price right, but should children miss school for a holiday? Photograph: Getty

This week's question

We haven't been able to afford a holiday this summer, but we could go away cheaply in the second week of September. Trouble is, it cuts into my daughter's first week back at primary school. My husband thinks we should go, I'm not so sure. Who's right?

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