Gillian Keegan ‘deeply concerned’ over pupils missing school for Gaza protests
by Rowena Mason Whitehall editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6GF5K)
Education secretary wants children's absence from lessons treated with utmost seriousness'
The education secretary has expressed deep concern" that some children are missing lessons to join protests backing a ceasefire in Gaza, with hundreds estimated to have joined school strikes on Friday.
Gillian Keegan said schools should treat the wave of absences with the utmost seriousness", despite strike organisers circulating messages suggesting parents would not be fined if children missed school for short or one-off instances.
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