Parents imprisoned for failing to ensure their children went to school [IrishTimes]
- Published: 07 May 2010
A MOTHER-OF-FIVE has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and a father to 15 days in jail in separate cases, at Tallaght District Court, for failing to ensure their children went to school.
Judge James McDonnell said the case involving the mother of a 15-year-old boy was “one of the most shocking cases of its type” that he had encountered and so merited a custodial sentence.
Penal reform groups criticised the sentences yesterday, saying prison could not address the complex issues lying behind a perceived unwillingness to support a child’s education.
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