Parents Prosecuted for Child's Chronic School Absence
New Zealand's Associate Education Minister David Seymour has stated the government will take a parent to court for their child's chronic absence from school. Seymour promised tougher enforcement on non-attendance, not rule changes. The Education Ministry confirmed one case is before the courts, indicating the government's intent to prosecute parents who refuse to send their children to school.
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“The government is taking a parent to court for their child's chronic absence from school as part of the truancy crackdown heralded by the Associate Education Minister David Seymour.”
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