Cockburn CJ said ‘an occasional omission might suffice’ to constitute the offence under the bye-laws of not securing the regular attendance of a child at school, contrasting it with the graver sanction of a school attendance order which might result from an habitual failure.
Judges:
Cockburn CJ
Citations:
(1877) LR 2 QBD 397
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Isle of Wight Council v Platt SC 6-Apr-2017
Regular school attendance is following the rules
The respondent had taken his child out of school during term time to go on holiday. The child otherwise had an excellent attendance record. The Council having failed on appeal to the Administrative Court, it appealed saying that the word ‘regularly’ . .
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Education
Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.581439