Parents face jail over poor school record [enniscorthyguardian.ie]
- Published: 27 September 2011
A COUPLE whose children have a poor record of school attendance face jail sentences unless there is an improvement, Judge Gerard Haughton told them.
Proceedings taken by the National Educational and Welfare Board (NEWB) were called in the District Court on Wednesday. Appearing for the board, solicitor Caitriona Walsh told the judge that convictions had already been recorded against the pair for failure to ensure that their son and daughter attended lessons.
Ms. Walsh said that the daughter was now aged sixteen and attending a Youthreach programme. The fourteen year old son had recently shown up in school on eight out of 14 days and he was late on five of the eight.
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