I HAVE read that £174 million is being spent to stop children being truants. Surely, it is the parents' job to see that children attend school and not depend on taxpayers' money.
When the cane was used for misbehaviour, it made us have a healthy respect for our teachers.
CATHERINE BARTON (Mrs), Aberdeen Drive, Blackburn.
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