Teen told parents face jail for his truancy

A judge has warned a 15-year-old who persistently skips school that his parents will take turns in prison if he does not attend school for the next month.

Judge Alan Mitchell had heard evidence at Galway District Court that the boy had missed 91 school days out of 114 this year, and had a long history of truancy.

The case is being taken by the National Education Welfare Board.