UK dad wins High Court battle against holiday fine

A British father who refused to pay a 170 dollar fine for taking his child on holiday during school term-time has won a High Court battle...

Magistrates found John Platt had no case to answer - in a ruling which campaigners say could prove pivotal in the UK.

Dan Whitehead reports...

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