Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost ·
28/09/2015 20:23
Over her sons truancy. I can't link on my tablet sorry
A mum is being prosecuted and could be facing a prison sentence, because her 11 year old son has not been attending school.
The back story is his dad was killed by a drunk driver and as a result he was understandably scared to leave his mum.
Has this poor little boy and his mum not been through enough, He's already lost his dad, does he deserve to have his mum taken away too. This mum needs support not hounding.
I just don't know what Good a prison sentence is going to achieve. I highly doubt it'll get him back to school, by taking his mum away. The courts certainly can't hurt him any more.
Before these fines threats of prison are bandied around, the schools EWOs and the prosecution need to be mindful of what these children who are not attending school are going through.