A school has denied a mother's request to take her terminally ill son on what could be his last holiday.

Curtis Ingrouille-Kidd, is a 13-year-old quadriplegic. He also suffers from cerebral palsy and epilepsy and he is also registered blind.  

Mother, Maxine Ingrouille-Kidd was told several months ago that due to her son's worsening condition, he could die anywhere between the ages of 14-19.

“My son is 14 in October… this could well be his last holiday,” she told the Sunday Times.

Her son's 14th birthday also coincides with her and her husbands silver wedding anniversary and decided to plan the holiday of a lifetime.

She was, however, stunned when she was refused a holiday request form by Curtis' school and then told she could face a fine or a criminal charge if she went ahead with the plans.

Maxine is a nursery owner in Somerset in England, who has been working all summer while her co-workers went on holidays so that she could take her family on a cruise in October. 

"The only relaxation he can get is swimming, so a cruise ship with a pool where he can also enjoy the sensory motion of a boat is ideal for him. I asked for a holiday request form from the school but was absolutely shocked and flabbergasted when the response was 'no'," she said.

"It's the thought that I might be committing a crime that upsets me. I am a law-abiding citizen and this has been very stressful."

The strict holiday rules have caused serious controversy since they were introduced by the former education secretary Michael Gove in Britain. 

More than 200,000 people have signed a petition on the website 38 Degrees, against these strict policies.