FORTY-five youngsters were caught skipping school in Burnley on Friday by police, officers revealed today.
Police carry out truancy sweeps and spotted 29 youngsters in Burnley town tentre in the morning and 16 in the afternoon.
Some were with parents but many, including primary schoolchildren, were on their own.
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