Fines totalling more than £300,000 have been collected in less than three years from Surrey parents who let their children miss school.In 2010/11, 243 parents across the county were fined for letting their children skip classes. That rose to 414 in 2011/12, 889 in 2012/13, 1,514 in 2013/14 and 2,210 in 2014-15.The number of parents prosecuted in the courts also hit a five-year high of 185 last year.Surrey County Council guidelines state pupils can only take term-time holiday in...
