Fines ‘last resort’ to enforce return of pupils to schools, UK minister says

School Standards Minister Nick Gibb stressed that education was compulsory and fines could be used if necessary.

Fines for parents who refuse to send their children to England’s schools will only be used as a “last resort” as classes resume after the coronavirus shutdown.

The country's School Standards Minister Nick Gibb said there was a “moral imperative” for children to attend classes when they return next month.