Fines for parents rise as schools try to reach absent kids

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  1. As someone who has dealt with the local education authority multiple times due to my daughters school failing to mark her as present when she is in, or marking absences caused by doctors / dentist appointments as ‘unauthorised’, I’d take any stats produced by the system right now with a barge of salt.

  2. That’s what happens when people can’t afford ridiculous prices for school uniforms, or getting to and fro from school/eating once you get there, and bullying is still rife and allowed to continue.

    Poverty hits more than just the ability to eat. It hits all aspects of family life. In some respects, the heating vs eating argument does a disservice to the problem.

  3. An ex friend of mine is a teacher who said he marked a student as absent simply because they said “yes, im here” not “yes sir” when answering the register…

    His response when I asked him why was “to teach him a lesson about respect”…. hmmm

  4. Insane how the top three comments are all refusing to entertain the idea that this could actually be caused by parental negligence. I’m sure these must just all be the best parents in the world and it’s just that the uniforms are too darn expensive!

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