Parents face jail for truant children
“Taking legal action against a parent is a very serious matter and there must be a clear view that it will leave the family, and importantly, the child, in a better position,” NEWB chief executive Eddie Ward said yesterday.
The parents will be given school attendance notices (SANs) this week requiring them to send their child to school for a specific time. This is the first step towards legal action against parents who have failed to co-operate with the board’s educational welfare officers.
