Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Lord Redwood (Conservative). It was answered on Monday, 17 December 2007 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
Unauthorised Absences
- Question
- Should a boy who decides to be absent from the school photograph but then turns up four hours later be punished for the unauthorised absence, or rewarded for thinking better of it?
- Answer
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The main problem is that the Opposition deliberately try to use the figures for unauthorised absence as a measure of truancy. I do not think that they actually believe that the two things are the same, but if they do, I wish that they would say so explicitly and publicly, so that they could be subject to the ridicule of every head teacher in the land.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 469 c582
- Session
- 2007-08
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Absenteeism Pupils Schools Truancy
- Link
- View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk
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