A MOTHER-of-six has been given one last chance to ensure her persistently truant son attends a special school in Burnley.

Danielle Green, 34, claimed at Reedley Magistrates’ Court that her 14-year-old son Jordan has raised his fists to her and caused havoc, rather than get out of bed and go to the Rose School.

And when the youngster does turn up at the Swindon Street school, he either falls asleep, or skips classes and goes home, the court was told.

Education welfare bosses from Lancashire County Council took Danielle Green to court in the latest of a series of prosecutions designed to improve Jordan’s poor attendance record.

Green, of Nelson Square, Burnley, admitted failing to secure a child’s attendance at school.

She has previous convictions for similar offences.

The court heard that Jordan’s attendance record was around 44per cent in his first year at The Rose, falling back to between 24 and 28per cent in the following year.

It now stood at around 36 to 39per cent in Year 9.

Headteacher Nicky Jennings told the court: “Jordan has a statement of his emotional and behavioural needs, but does not have a learning difficulty.”

Mrs Jenning said he was a “bright lad”, but was at serious risk of falling behind others due to his non-attendance.

Magistrates were told that Green had been given assistance by an educational social worker, Nigel Shaw, for a number of months.

Green was given a 12-month conditional discharge, with £50 costs and a £15 victim surcharge for the truancy offence.

She was also placed under a 12-month educational supervision order, the terms of which will be determined later by a family court, in order to secure Jordan’s attendance at school.

Magistrates chairman Gary Gluyas said: “We need to get Jordan into a pattern of good attendance.”