Norfolk has a higher-than-average rate of persistent absence - but what are the stories behind it?
Persistent absence from schools is higher in Norfolk than the national average - but what are the human stories behind this?19 parents and guardians, responsible for 11 children, faced magistrates in Great Yarmouth
Sue said: "I didn't want to put her on the pill because she's so young, but I had to. At the minute she's all good so it's solved the problem for her."School absence fines for parents to rise by £20 "I have changed my working hours. I now work nights, which allows me to do the school run both in the morning and in the afternoon."'We are doing what we can'Her parents said they had begun consultations to find out whether she had ADHD.
David added: "There is no argument our daughter is a clever child. I was clever at school, and I went through a lot of the same things. The court heard she was now enrolled to be home-educated, but that she would become violent, attacking her mother, grandmother and another elder sister.
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