NT parents referred to income management if kids fail to attend class | ABC NEWS
As kids head back to school this week across the Northern Territory, the government says it’s cracking down on truancy.
The NT Education Minister says parents on income support who fail to send their children to school will be referred to income management, in an effort to boost declining school attendance numbers. By Sam Parry for ABC News Northern Territory.
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