Children late for class

[El Cid]

Councils are warning parents about financial penalties if their children fail to arrive in time for registration. The fines are doubled if not paid within 21 days and there is the threat of prosecution and even prison if parents refuse to pay. One council is deploying “late gate patrols” to stop unpunctual parents and ask them why their children are not on time.

 

Head teachers have been able to fine the parents of regular truants since 2003. In 2013, the government removed head teachers’ discretionary power to allow children up to 10 days off during term time, resulting in an estimated 64,000 fixed penalty notices being issued in 2013-14.

 

With many school now being academies, it is interesting that the news item is about councils.

Do more council schools also give out fines for term time holidays, some dont seem to bother with fines.

 

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/Education/article1554410.ece?CMP=Spklr-_-Editorial-_-FBPAGE-_-TheTimesandTheSundayTimes

Edited May 11, 2015 by El Cid
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[aliceBB]

What exactly are you asking (if anything)?

[El Cid]

What exactly are you asking (if anything)?

 

The headline is - "Schools to fine parents £60 if children are late for class" its in the link.

[Happ Hazzard]

Give them six of the best!

[johnnyeng]

Ridiculous.

[Anna B]

Mmmm, interesting. At primary school it is certainly the parent's resonsibility to see that their children arrive in good time, fed and watered, and with all the bits and pieces they need for the day.

 

If that presents a problem, for whatever reason, (and there are some,) then the parent needs to go to the school and talk to someone. In my experience the school will do its best to help in whatever way it can.

 

Secondary school however is a bit different. It's quite possible the parent can pack them off in good time, but the kid takes it upon himself to dawdle, be late, skive off, hang around the bike sheds...etc. You get the idea. I've even known parents deliver the kid to the door, only for them to bunk off the minute the parent leaves. Is that the parent's fault, or the child's?

 

Certainly the parent's attitude and example etc plays a big part, but many are at their wit's end where their teenage kids are concerned.

 

Shouldn't the pressure be put on the kids to take responsibility for themselves and therefore they be the ones to take the rap, and be sanctioned?

[SteveJ68]

Give them six of the best!

 

Has anyone ever told you that you're a bit odd?

[Dardandec]

When I was at school you didn't dare turn up late. No discipline anymore.

[SteveJ68]

When I was at school you didn't dare turn up late. No discipline anymore.

 

Things have changed a bit since the 1930's.

[Dardandec]

Things have changed a bit since the 1930's.

 

Bit later than that point still remains though, and people don't seem to care about stuff like that anymore and that's why they fail at life and then expect the state to keep them.