“Parents who took their children out of school in protest at them being taught about gay, bisexual and transgender history could be prosecuted.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2009
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“A mother has been sent to prison for letting her 11-year-old daughter miss 90 per cent of her lessons, despite living just 100 yards from the school.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2009
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“A parent is jailed for their child’s truancy once a fortnight every school term in England and Wales, analysis of court statistics shows.”
BBC News, 12th February 2009
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“A mother fighting breast cancer has been cleared of failing to send her son to school after a court was told the teenager stayed at home to look after her.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2008
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“The number of parents jailed for failing to stop their children playing truant has trebled in the past five years, government figures show.”
The Guardian, 27th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A mother who claimed her daughter was too old and too big to be forced to go to school has been sentenced.”
BBC News, 16th October 2008
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