(UK) Brighton: Nearly 500 students "not attending [school] for emotional reasons"

Sept 16, 2018, Argus: Hundreds of 'hidden children' in Brighton not going to school https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16882467.hundreds-of-hidden-children-in-brighton-not-going-to-school/ The so-called “hidden children” are known to include six primary age pupils who are not in school full time and at least 439 pupils that secondary schools believe are not attending for emotional reasons. … Schools are being asked to let the council know when children are not attending full time as at the moment the authority is not sure about the extent of the issue. The report said: “We understand children can be vulnerable if they are not attending school, have a history of family dysfunction, abuse, neglect and being in care, privately fostered, excluded or have unmet special educational needs. …