Mother jailed for failing to make son attend school [IrishExaminer]
- Published: 08 May 2010
THE body in charge of school attendance has said it only takes criminal proceedings against parents as a last resort after a mother-of-five was jailed for a month for failing to make her son go to classes.
The Dublin woman in her 30s was sentenced at Tallaght District Court to 30 days in prison – forcing her children into care – after it was heard her 15-year-old son had missed almost 70% of his school days from November 2008 to April this year.
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