Infants who miss thousands of school days go unchecked by govt [labour.ie]
- Published: 03 March 2010
Cllr Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, a Labour Councillor and North Inner City Principal, has said that the National Educational Welfare Board, established to monitor school attendance, is powerless to intervene as thousands of school days are being lost by four and five year olds every year.
Cllr Ó Ríordáin said: "The Board, established under the Educational Welfare Act 2000, is required to investigate cases of school absenteeism. However one provision within the 2000 Education Welfare Act states that the functions of the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) are limited to children between the ages of six and sixteen.
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