Organisation: Education Welfare Board

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Woman jailed as children fail to attend school

A WOMAN has been jailed for failing to send her daughter and two sons to school.

Wed, 21 Dec, 2011

FG: Extra staff not enough to solve truancy problem

Extra staff at the Education Welfare Board will not solve the problem of truancy in our schools, according to Fine Gael's Education spokesperson, Olwyn Enright.

Tue, 02 Dec, 2003

Depleted school attendance service

FEWER than 40 welfare officers will be monitoring pupil attendance when the country’s 4,000 schools reopen next week.

Tue, 26 Aug, 2003

Truancy officers to resume duties by year-end

UP to 86 officers should be in place by the end of the year to monitor children playing truant from school.

Thu, 13 Mar, 2003

Principals will lack support over school truants

SCHOOL principals who report truants will have no back up this September because the welfare officers needed to follow up on extended absences have not yet been recruited or trained.

Wed, 10 Jul, 2002