The welfare of the child is what school attendance officers are all about [IrishTimes]
- Published: 08 December 2009
It’s the success stories of getting kids back to class that keep school attendance manager Michael Doyle going in what can be a very difficult job, writes GRÁINNE FALLER
‘OUR JOB IS to support the right of a child to attend school.” The age-old image of a school attendance officer chasing after truants is way off the mark, according to former attendance officer Michael Doyle. “Obstacles to a child attending school often come down to family dysfunction,” he says. “Officers engage with families and other agencies in an effort to find solutions to those problems.”
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