My child's school says they truant regularly, what should I do?

My child's school says they truant regularly, what should I do?

Kairen Cullen (Educational Psychologist) gives expert video advice on: My child's school says they truant regularly, what should I do?; Is it my responsibility to make sure my child attends school?; How can I make sure my child attends school? and more...

This is a very serious issue, and you do have to do something. First of all, get as much information as possible. You may well need to involve people outside of the school, if they're not already involved, such as the education welfare officer. What you've got to do is research the reasons for which your child is not attending school, and those could be many and varied. You need to understand what's going on so that you can correct whatever is not right for your child, so that they are able to attend school, because when all's said and done, apart from missing their education they are then vulnerable to other dangers by not being in school.