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Will parents be fined if they refuse to send children back to school when they reopen next week?

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coronavirus itself. Minister for school standards Nick Gibb said there was a “moral imperative” for children to attend classes, and warned that fines could be issued to parents who refuse.Local authorities can fine parents £120 – cut to £60 if paid within 21 days – over a child’s absence from school, with the threat of prosecution if they fail to pay.Mr Gibb acknowledged that some parents would still have concerns but stressed that education was compulsory.“Fines for non-attendance have always been a last resort for headteachers and schools,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today.“What matters is that young people are attending school.“We live in a country where education is compulsory and I think parents can be reassured that the measures that.

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