Classroom bans soar
News Article 23 May 2002
The number of children permanently excluded from schools is increasing as heads mount a crackdown on unruly pupils.
Truancy problem getting worse, Tories claim
News Article 21 May 2002
Inner city school truancy rates are rising at an alarming rate, warn the Conservatives.
Westminister backs jail for truancy parents
News Article 14 May 2002
Labour and Conservative politicians have united in backing the jailing of a single parent who allowed her children to play truant.
Parent jailed for children's truancy
Press Review 14 May 2002
Classroom cops take to playground beat
Press Review 30 April 2002
Truancy benefit threat provokes row
Press Review 29 April 2002
Morris puts police in schools to combat truancy
News Article 29 April 2002
The government has announced plans to put a permanent police presence in problem schools in a bid to tackle truancy and bad behaviour.
Blair 'unapologetic' over benefit crackdown
News Article 29 April 2002
Downing Street has insisted that the prime minister will not be deflected from his plans to target the benefits of parents whose children repeatedly fail to attend school.
'Anger management' lessons for unruly pupils
Press Review 26 April 2002
Morris pledges tough new action on truants
News Article 25 April 2002
Education secretary Estelle Morris has pledged a new crackdown on truancy and unruly behaviour in schools.
Truancy targeted with government cash
Press Review 24 April 2002
Spot tearaways before it is too late says Blunkett
Press Review 19 April 2002
Government pledges support for 'struggling' parents
News Article 18 April 2002
David Blunkett has renewed his crusade to take the war on crime into the home vowing to assist parents to combat unruly children.
Blunkett 'obsession' could fuel juvenile suicides claims penal reform group
News Article 18 April 2002
The UK's leading prison reform charity has slammed a £280 million Budget cash boost for the government's drive to lock up young offenders.
Home Office focuses on youth crime
Press Review 17 April 2002
