Incredulous, the mother pointed out that she must “prove she hasn’t received the letter,” rather than the council having to demonstrate that they delivered it.
Since she had until November 26 to enter a guilty plea or not, the money was returned even after she claimed to have paid the fee beyond the deadline.
Since “it was a lot cheaper” to travel during the school year, Crawley resident Saunders acknowledged that she “was happy to pay the £60 fine.”
Claiming that ‘the fine wasn’t certain’ and emphasising her child’s excellent attendance, she thought she was out of trouble.
“The first letter that I received, which would have been the second letter they sent (West Sussex County Council), was dated July 18th but I didn’t receive it until August 24th,” she said.
“The thought of having a criminal record is devastating,” Saunders emphasized. I’m a decent individual. I simply would have taken my kid off ‘sick’ for those six days if I wasn’t.
