Mother accused of allowing son to play truant acquitted

A MOTHER taken to court for allegedly allowing her child to play truant from school has been acquitted.

• Mother acquitted of accusations she allowed her son to miss school

• City council decided to drop the case

Lawyers acting for the parent - who cannot be identified for legal reasons - were told that city council solicitors were no longer pursuing her through the courts.

The decision followed a 30-second hearing today at Edinburgh’s Justice of the Peace court.

It had been alleged that the parent allowed her child to neglect their education by allowing them to stay away from their school.

The local city council decided to bring their own prosecution against the female - but today the authority decided not to pursue their prosecution against her.