Attendance

Boherbue N.S. encourages regular attendance at school and we urge parents to work positively with us in achieving a high standard of school attendance for each and every child. 

When a child has to be absent from school, the class teacher should receive a written explanation from the parent for every absence. 

The Education (Welfare) Act 2000, which has now been signed to law, addresses the whole area of school attendance. 

The Child and Family Agency-Tusla- will in future monitor school attendance.

TUSLA Child and Family Agency

 The school must inform the Education Welfare Officer in writing, where a child has missed 20 or more days in a school year, where attendance is irregular, where a pupil is removed from the school register and where a child is suspended or expelled for 6 days or more.