Coun Edith Battye said: "No-one wants the embarrassment of having their name in the paper, and the neighbours talking about them, for letting their child
play truant.
The figures also show that girls have a higher rate of overall absenteeism, but boys
play truant more often.
A SHOCKING number of children who
play truant or are expelled from school for persistent bad behaviour become involved in serious crime, latest Government figures reveal.
Each year at least one million children - 15 per cent of all pupils -
play truant.
CHILDREN at primary school who
play truant face a crackdown.
HOW I applaud the decision to fine parents whose children persistently
play truant from school (`Truants parents hit by fines',ECHO,June 17).
THE national head teachers' union today warned pupils that they could face suspension if they
play truant to take part in anti-Bush demonstrations.
He accused the Labour Government of being obsessed with higher education and that children who were bored with the academic emphasis of the classroom were more likely to
play truant and subsequently fall foul of the law.
FINALLY parents are being brought to book for allowing their children to
play truant from school.
PATRICIA Amos claims she is being `made a scapegoat'for all mother's whose children
play truant,having been sent to prison for 28 days by magistrates in Oxfordshire.
PARENTS of children who
play truant could face on-the-spot fines of up to pounds 100 under new plans.
I do not condone those young people - thankfully a tiny minority - who
play truant to attend marches.'
One of the ideas is to allow head teachers to impose on-the-spot fines for parents whose children persistently
play truant.
Birmingham and Sandwell are among eight areas targeted by the Government for new fast-track prosecution of parents who repeatedly allow their children to
play truant.
Now the council has launched a project to try to convince the youngsters not to
play truant by raising awareness of the effects it has.
