A mother was jailed for failing to stop her son playing truant, education chiefs confirmed today. Karen Simmonds, 34, was sentenced to three weeks' imprisonment for failing to ensure the nine-year ...

Ahead of the new school term, Greg James has started to receive ominous letters informing him of something happening on Tuesday 3rd September, where “attendance is compulsory” and “truancy ...

If your child remains unhappy at school, he or she might be tempted to skip it altogether, with potentially disastrous consequences for his or her education. Government figures show primary ...

Matthew Woodward/Alamy Stock Photo GCSE results will hide the full scale of the lockdown truancy crisis, experts have suggested. About 800,000 pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are set ...

Unfortunately, it was repealed by those who thought it too harsh — meaning too effective — and truancy was effectively legalized.” Simply stated, this passage is not entirely accurate ...

Locals in Dukinfield, Greater Manchester, were shocked today as the River Tame became covered in mysterious foam. Roads and ...

Melissa Keller has been a truancy officer in Lafayette Parish schools for nearly 20 years. Lately, she's been busier than ever. Chronic absenteeism, or the share of students who miss at least 10% ...

It comes after Department for Education figures showed a rise in truancy. Data showed 2.3% of Hull pupils missed more than half of class time in the last academic year, up from 1.9% in the ...

Associate Education Minister David Seymour says new rules from 2026 could see parents prosecuted. Video / Alyse Wright, ...

“There are a lot of steps prescribed by law in how we handle truancy with individual students,” Stroup said. “Most of what I described is part of the law, but each plan is highly ...

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District Judge Jon Folmar says truancy can lead to the school-to-prison pipeline, which can have long-term consequences for students and their families. “Seeing a trend whereas I would have ...