Tusla issues 177 summonses over children missing school

Last year, there were 125 separate summonses issued, with 76 of them for primary school children and 49 for students in secondary education. File picture: Corbis

Tusla issued summonses to 177 different families because their children missed so many days in school since the beginning of last year.

The child and family agency said 52 summonses had been sent to parents or guardians in the first six months of this year, 32 for primary school kids and 20 for secondary school students.