Family Integrity

Tag: Truancy

  • Mum fearful of school fines

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    http://www.stuff.co.nz/4803156a11.html By REBECCA TODD – The Press | Friday, 26 December 2008 A Christchurch mother is angry at the prospect of having to pay heavy fines because she cannot get her son to go to school. Under new laws passed by the National-led Government, parents of truants can be fined $300 for the first offence…

  • Police ‘Taxi Service’ for Truant Sets Dangerous Precedent

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    Original article: http://www.stuff.co.nz/4642055a11.html MEDIA RELEASE August 2008 Police ‘Taxi Service’ for Truant Sets Dangerous Precedent Family First NZ says that a dangerous precedent is being set by the police by taxiing a truanting 14 year old to school every morning, and fails to deal with the underlying problems. “The causes of truancy are predominantly a…