Should Parents to Have Their Benefits Cut if Their Kids Attendance is Low?

It depends on why its low. Some parents let their children have mental health days. Some parents find it easier to let them stay home sometimes for little reasons. Others are genuinely ill. I got warning messages about low attendance for my son last year because he had time off for operation, he had tonsils removed.

No I don't when you have teachers striking and endless amounts of cold and bugs circulating, both my children have had more bugs this year than ever before. It won't solve the issue.

As someone who works with kids and in education, no I don't agree with this. It needs to be assessed as it depends on the circumstances. Low attendance is if a kid misses an afternoon or morning because they have an appointment

What is wrong with saying parents need to take more responsibility for their kids school attendance ? Surely we all know that education is the only way for many kids to escape the poverty trap ?

It is a far wider discussion , and not suited TBH for an advertising site ?

I'm sure many members do not understand the numbers of children not in full time education and that is a tragedy , all those young lives potentially wasted .

Perhaps LD should give points to members who ensure their kids go to school ? Joking of course ,but it does seem the thing that motivates the majority of members -sadly .

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Low attendance No but I did read that the government were looking at witholding child benefit if your child persists in truancy . I am inclined to think it would be a good deterrant but it really needs to handled with care which sadly this government dont have an abundance of .

No I don't. Low attendance could be for a number of reasons. I don't claim benefits but my son can be off nursery quite a lot due to numerous hospital appointments or because he is ill. He was off for 10 days recently because we all had covid.

Low attendance could be due to mental health issues, anxiety, ongoing medical conditions, these things shouldn't be penalised.

No I'd say for the most part as a child could have metal health issues, have health issues.

It's alright for Michael Grove to propose this has he ever been in touch with reality and most people who struggle today working to get by on what little on low wages or those who live in poverty?

In answer to your question NO. This would put the families in even more poverty.

No I don't at all FFS what's next ? Fact is it's easier to get kids to school when there in primary school high school is a different game kids go to school by themselves there's bullying you can't force you child to go

I don't see how one links to the other. If we punished them by cutting benefits for all bad parenting they would starve and the kids would suffer most.

What about parents of non attendees that aren't on benefits?

What this country needs are firm, practical lessons for teens in parentcraft. They also need a policy of more kids does NOT mean more benefits and to be encouraged to be sterilised if they have two kids or more taken into care.

I am sick to death of seeing the same parents back at the contact centre year after year because they keep having kids into care. If you don't want kids or can't be a good parent, don't have them. Sorry to rant but this enrages me.

Why did that disgusting couple allow their baby to die alone of neglect? Why didn't they terminate the pregnancy or put the child up for adoption at birth?

I do fully understand that attendance is important for schooling, but I've never understood why schools make such a big deal about obtaining full attendance. Well done you weren't sick for a whole year. Not everyone can stay well all the time. Things happen people get Ill. I hoped COVID might have changed this mindset and if your Ill stay home and don't infect everyone else.

I'll never forget when my son was 9 he was told by his consultant that he was going to need surgery and he burst in to tears when we left the room, not because he was scared about the operation, he was so sad that it would mean he would miss the pizza party at the end of the year as he wouldn't have full attendance.

How can that be right for a child to miss out like that, it wasn't his fault he needed surgery and so many other kids will be in the same boat.

If a kid is failing to turn up to school, schools need to investigate why and try to offer assistance, not demonise the parents.

No. you want kids to attend school? Suspend bullies, provide free sanitary products, have a laundry service in school and introduce free school meals.

I have mixed emotions, about this, as it's easy to judge. When my son was in college I used to drive him every day, drop him right outside, on my way to work, going out of my way, and starting work later, so having to work later, as otherwise he would have had to take 2 buses. His father used to pick him up in afternoons, imagine our surprise when we found out he wasn't attending his classes. We weren't on benefits, but we couldn't have done more to get him to go, and at that age there was no reasoning, with them.

No not if you child is generally Ill. How would it be policed tho . Parents might have to resort to sending their kids in ill just to provide for them. They would probably be sent home from school tho then.