A judge said the boy must go to school and warned the parents they face criminal records if he doesn't
A mother of a primary school student who has been to school on only nine days in the current school year said that she thought it ridiculous that a child of his age be expected to be in bed before midnight, a court has heard.
Judge Gabbett said that the boy “really hasn’t been to school since he was in third class”. A doctor’s report handed into court stated that the boy vomits at the school gate when he does try to attend. Ms Ryan said that in the current year, the boy has had an 89.8pc absentee rate. This compared to an absentee rate of 59pc in the 2024 school year and a 36pc absentee rate in the 2023 school year. Educational Welfare Officer with TUSLA, Liam Rodger said that the boy has been to school only once since Christmas and the last time he attended before that was in October.
Mr Rodger said after that meeting he received a text from the mother that was meant for someone else where she said “that she thought it ridiculous that a child of his age was expected to go to bed anytime before mid-night”.
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