Unauthorised Absence: Irish premiere screening
A short film written by Jo Clayton, directed by Georgia Parris and produced by Natalie Lauren.
The film tells the truth behind the school attendance crisis, and why punishing parents is the wrong response from Government. The issue has now reached Westminster. Speaking in the House of Lords on 27 October, in the Second Reading debate on the Courts and Tribunals Bill, Lord Marks KC raised the prosecution of parents for unauthorised absence, said these children need “a therapeutic approach, not a penal one”, and noted that the film is to be given a parliamentary screening in December.
After the screening, the filmmakers will join us to discuss school distress and how their film is helping policy makers see the children behind the statistics. Here in Ireland, parents are still being prosecuted when their children cannot attend school. We would value having you with us as we work to change that response.
Free. Places are limited.
