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Economic Times
09-07-2025
- Economic Times
Australian parents voice concern over 'ridiculous' rule allowing schools to deny leave to children for holidays
Synopsis Australian parents are questioning school policies after influencer Sarah Stevenson, known as Sarah's Day, revealed her child's holiday absence was marked unapproved. Despite providing flight details for a five-day Fiji trip, the school denied the leave. While schools typically accept absences for illness or emergencies, holidays can be deemed unjustified. TIL Creatives Australian parents have voiced their concerns after they were left surprised that schools can mark a child's absence as unapproved if they go on holiday during the term. Australian parents have voiced their concerns after they were left surprised that schools can mark a child's absence as unapproved if they go on holiday during the term. The issue was flagged by a popular influencer, Sarah Stevenson, who goes by the name of Sarah's Day on Instagram, who told her over a million followers the absence of her six-year-old kindergarten child for a five-day holiday to Fiji was not "approved."She further stated that in filling out the extended leave form for her child, she had to show proof of flights. Stevenson was at the airport and leaving to go on the trip when she learned the leave had not been approved by the principal. 'He's only missing five days of school. Anyway, on day one of the trip, I get an email back… it basically says Fox's leave hasn't been approved,' she said in a clip posted by Outspoken the Podcast, Sky News Australia reported. 'Yes, I want him to learn how to read and write and be in a classroom, but I haven't pulled him out of school for a month. Anyway, whatever. Love school,' she followers expressed their thoughts on the matter. One follower said that restricting when kids can and can't go on holiday is "ridiculous." "Travelling and being cultured is a way better life experience than missing a week of ABCs," she parents also extended their support for taking their kids out of school for holidays. 'I'm all for taking your kids out for holidays, real-life experiences, AND family time," one said, as quoted by SkyNews Australia. "We have to apply for approval at our primary school, but I would still go even if it wasn't approved," another added. Australian schools often approve absences when the reason for why children cannot attend school is accepted, such as sick leave, appointments, or family emergencies like not satisfied with the explanation provided for the absence of the child from the class, principals can ask the parent or carer to provide a medical certificate. The rule is the same in case the child has a history of poor attendance or there are other child protection leave is not approved by the school, it gets put through as unjustified absences. This often happens when the principal is not satisfied with the reason for the absences have no consequences, but if they become frequent, the school may choose to intervene to address the issue. Children who fall in the compulsory school-aged category are required to attend school each day it is open in all states and territories in Victoria, if a child frequently misses school, the attendance officer will monitor and investigate the attendance and a notice. The absence can result in an official warning, or a fine could be issued to the parents. "It is essential the school has all relevant information to ensure the student's learning and health care needs are addressed through the individual health support planning process" to support the student's school attendance, according to the NSW Department of Education, as reported by SkyNews Australia.
Time of India
09-07-2025
- Time of India
Australian parents voice concern over 'ridiculous' rule allowing schools to deny leave to children for holidays
Synopsis Australian parents are questioning school policies after influencer Sarah Stevenson, known as Sarah's Day, revealed her child's holiday absence was marked unapproved. Despite providing flight details for a five-day Fiji trip, the school denied the leave. While schools typically accept absences for illness or emergencies, holidays can be deemed unjustified.
Sky News AU
09-07-2025
- Sky News AU
Aussie parents stunned over 'ridiculous' rule allowing schools to deny leave for children to go on holidays
Australian parents have voiced their shock after learning schools and can mark a child's absence as unapproved if they go on holiday during the term. Popular influencer Sarah Stevenson, known as Sarah's Day on Instagram, told her 1.2 million followers the absence for her six-year-old kindergarten child's five-day absence for a holiday to Fiji was not "approved". She said in filling out the extended leave form for her child she had to show proof of flights. While at the airport and leaving to go on the trip, she learned the leave had not been approved by the principal. 'He's only missing five days of school. Anyway, day one of the trip I get an email back… it basically says Fox's leave hasn't been approved,' she says in a clip posted by Outspoken the Podcast. 'Yes, I want him to learn how to read and write and be in a classroom, but I haven't pulled him out of school for a month. Anyway, whatever. Love school.' Followers chimed in with their thoughts on the matter, with former Married At First Sight bride Alyssa Barmonde commenting that restricting when kids can and can't go on holiday is "ridiculous". "Travelling and being cultured is a way better life experience than missing a week of ABCs," she said. Other parents threw their support behind taking their kids out of school for holidays. 'I'm all for taking your kids out for holidays, real-life experiences AND family time," one said. "We have to apply for approval at our primary school, but I would still go even if it wasn't approved," another added. Schools in Australia will often approve absences when the reason for why children cannot attend school is accepted, such as sick leave, appointments or family emergencies like funerals. Principals can ask the parent or carer to provide a medical certificate if they are not satisifed with the explanation provided or if the child has a history of poor attendance or there are other child protection concerns. If leave is not approved by schools, it gets put through as unjustified absences. This is when the principal is not satisfied with the reason for the absence. Unjustified absences generally have no consequences, but if the number of them becomes frequent, the school may choose to intervene to address the issue. Compulsory school-aged children are required to attend school each day it is open in all states and territories in Australia. In Victoria, if a child frequently misses school, the school attendance officer will monitor and investigate the child's attendance, and an attendance notice, official warning or a fine could be issued to the parents. According to the NSW Department of Education, "it is essential the school has all relevant information to ensure the student's learning and health care needs are addressed through the individual health support planning process" to support the student's school attendance.
News.com.au
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Who Is Elijah CEO hits back as ‘feud' with Sarah's Day goes viral
A popular influencer has ignited a public 'feud' with a well-known Aussie brand after claiming a brand deal she was working on for two years was axed – prompting the CEO to clap back. Sarah Stevenson, best known as Sarah's Day online, attracted over 1.2 million views with a video announcing she was no longer working with Who Is Elijah, an Australian fragrance company owned by Raquel Bouris and her husband Adam. In the 1-minute clip, Stevenson tells her 1.2 million followers that her collaboration with the beauty brand was 'no longer happening' after two years of work, explaining she was 'frustrated' as she had no idea why the partnership was binned. But after Stevenson posted the video captioned, 'not the update I anticipated but onto bigger and better thingsï¸�', Ms Bouris said she was inundated with messages from random people online, causing the CEO to respond. is not suggesting Stevenson had any knowledge or involvement with the messages, nor that she encouraged them. 'It's disappointing to see this false narrative about myself and my brand,' she told 'The decision to pause the planned perfume collaboration was not made lightly and certainly not without reason. 'As our brand expands rapidly across international markets, we have had to make some tough strategic choices to protect our global distribution plans and long-term vision. It wasn't a reflection of Sarah or the project itself.' However, Stevenson's video – in which she pleaded with fans to 'wipe it' from their memories and repeatedly stated 'I'm fine, I'm fine,' – had already sparked an onslaught of speculation on social media, with many suggesting Who Is Elijah was making a 'huge mistake'. The avalanche of social media commentary following Stevenson's video led Ms Bouris to post her own public statement in which she addressed what she claimed was a 'false narrative'. 'We ended a contract well within the agreed terms, there was no breach,' she stated. 'The decision to end the collab was sent by me personally to the other party via email … and I left the door open for further discussion but what I received in response was unprofessional.' She went on to explain that if the collaboration had gone ahead, Who Is Elijah would have been 'responsible for everything including fragrance sampling, product manufacturing, logistics, compliance and global registration. In contrast, she said Stevenson's 'involvement stopped at the sampling stage'. She also claimed that any marketing shared by Stevenson on the jilted collaboration was done off her own back, insisting she was not obligated to at that stage of the process. 'What is being said is deeply misleading and is harmful to the brand,' Ms Bouris concluded. 'This was a business decision, we offered for the project to continue under the party's own brand with our full support, but that offer was declined. 'There's no scandal here, no villain. Just a strategic decision for the future of my business, one I fully stand by.' Ms Bouris also claimed the fitness influencer's suggestion she had done 'two years of work' on the now-axed fragrance was 'simply untrue' as the pair only began communicating on the potential project in May 2024. In a statement to Stevenson disagreed with Bouris' characterisation of when the work started. 'One of my main roles and obligations within our contract was to 'organically promote the product' which of course I was excited to do,' the 32-year-old said. 'I was documenting and creating content in good faith that this collaboration would come to fruition and the finished product would be accessible to my audience. 'Our contract allowed either party to terminate on 6 months given notice. Ultimately I did not see this coming after working on this together for such an extended period of time.' With the public battle lines drawn, the videos have gone viral causing some social media users to weigh in on the 'feud' and declare the situation 'salty'. One brand expert explained on TikTok that since launching overseas, Who Is Elijah has become a 'clean, luxe brand that has been able to translate to the celeb spaces'. Whereas in contrast 'Stevenson is a mum influencer from 'straya' and simply is not the brand's target market anymore. Stevenson, who found online fame in the mid 2010s and has been at the centre of several social media controversies over the years, said she now just wants to move on from the ordeal and didn't anticipate the reaction. 'This is a collaboration that obviously wasn't meant to be and that's OK. I truly wish Who is Elijah the best in their future endeavours and I'm excited to be focusing on upcoming projects of my own,' she told Stevenson also stressed her initial video announcing the cancelled collaboration was 'was in no way malicious'. Ms Bouris launched her 'luxury' perfume brand in 2018 after recreating a scent she uncovered while attending Coachella festival the year before. Fast-forward seven years and the genderless fragrance company now has 15 different scents and is reportedly worth a cool $20 million.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
The Sarah Stevenson Black History Month series continues
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The Sarah Stevenson Tuesday morning forum is titled 'Godly Spaces' and will focus on smaller African American denominations in Charlotte and the surrounding area. Since the start of Black History Month, the Sarah Stevenson Tuesday forum has been focusing on hearing unique perspectives from a number of panelists. The month started with the four African Americans elected mayor. Iconic painting currently on display at the Mint Museum Other topics include learning about the Brooklyn Village neighborhood, to faith, and the series will conclude with a discussion about family legacy, and telling the courageous stories of many African Americans who helped shape the Queen City. The forum starts at 8:30 a.m. every Tuesday and organizers say they talk about a variety of topics that are important as the city of Charlotte continues to grow. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
