Unauthorised Absence News Today

Parents who take their children out of school without permission face fines of up to £160 as penalties go up by a third in a clampdown on absences.

Exclusive: Heathrow-Geneva for a family of four on 8 February: £184. On 15 February: £3,072

The Allahabad High Court has held that in departmental proceedings, burden to prove that the unauthorized absence was wilful is on the disciplinary authority. In absence of such finding,...