Captain FABERasked the President of the Board of Education whether he can notify the school attendance authorities that a mother is legally entitled to keep her child at home if her illness makes the assistance of the child necessary for the care of her household?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of EDUCATION (Mr. Runciman)The institution of prosecutions under the law relating to school attendance is a matter for the local education authorities, and it is for the justices, or, on appeal, the Court of King's Bench, to interpret the law.
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe hon. Gentleman may communicate with the local education authority.