Politics · 5 hours ago
Petition to End School Absence Fines Handed to No 10
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A petition signed by over 290,000 people has been handed to Downing Street urging an end to fines and prosecutions for families whose children with suspected special needs miss school. Actor Anna Maxwell Martin, who backs the No School Fines campaign, called the current system cruel. The Department for Education said penalty notices still have a place but that schools should take a support-first approach.
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