Mum faces court action after taking son out of school so he could attend her Caribbean wedding.

She said she asked for time off for her 13-year-old son more than a year ago so he could attend her wedding.
A mum will face court after taking her son out of school for 11 days so he could give her away at her dream ­Caribbean wedding.

Frances White, 31, is due in the dock next week after refusing to pay a fine for her son Harrison’s absence.

She said she asked for time off for her 13-year-old son more than a year ago so he could attend her wedding to Nick Harden in St Lucia, but her request was refused.

But she took him anyway and was then hit with a £50 fine by the council, which she has refused to pay.

Ms White said: “It is ridiculous. This was a one-off in exceptional circumstances – it was our wedding day.

“It was the only time everyone could get there.”

She has now been summoned to court with the fine standing at £100.

A spokesman for Marple Hall School, near Stockport, said: “Guidance is clear that permission for holidays can be given only rarely."