Woman jailed as children fail to attend school [IrishExaminer]
- Published: 21 December 2011
A WOMAN has been jailed for failing to send her daughter and two sons to school.
The Limerick woman is the 10th person to receive a custodial sentence this year for failing to educate her children, according to the Education Welfare Board.
Meanwhile, prosecutions have increased from 51 in 2008 to 194 this year.
Stuart Moloney, the education and welfare officer for Limerick city and county, said the woman had a daughter aged 14 and two sons aged 9 and 10.
The girl was enrolled in a city secondary school and the boys enrolled in a primary school.
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