Truant scheme is scrapped

4th June 2004, 1:00am

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Truant scheme is scrapped

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A scheme allowing headteachers to fine parents of truanting children, which was rejected by Wales, has been scrapped by several English local authorities for fear of damaging schools’ relationships with families.

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