Girl missed 381 days of school since 2012

The parents of a teenager who missed 381 days of school since 2012 have been given a chance to avoid jail.

Girl missed 381 days of school since 2012

The 14-year-old had gone to school on just 26 dates since September 2012 and should be preparing to sit the Junior Certificate exams this year. However, she missed so many days she is now “anti-school”, Dublin District Court heard.

The court also heard the girl’s mother once told a school attendance official that her daughter had moved to the UK and was living with relatives there.

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