Service Description: The Law states that parents of a child of compulsory school age must ensure that he/she receives full-time education and if a child fails to attend punctually and regularly then his/her parents are guilty of an offence.
Also known as:- Absences, Fixed Penalty Notices (Education), Parent Prosecution, Truancy
Answer: - If the school do not hear from you on the first day of absence they will contact you. - School will mark your child absent. - School will investigate all unexplained absences. - School will highlight unauthorised absences on the pupil’s annual reports. - School will contact you should your child’s level of attendance become unsatisfactory. - When necessary school will inform the Education Welfare Service. - Related Link