Parents punished over children’s poor attendance/Cosbi rhieni am bresenoldeb gwael plant

Parents punished over children’s poor attendance

FOUR sets of parents from Carmarthenshire have been punished over their children’s poor school attendance.

If a child of compulsory school age who is a registered pupil at a school fails to attend regularly, his or her parent is guilty of an offence.

The separate prosecutions, heard at Llanelli Magistrates Court, have been led by Carmarthenshire County Council.

The parents cannot be named for legal reasons.

One couple, who pleaded guilty by post, were fined £20 each and ordered to pay a £30 victim surcharge. They were not ordered to pay any costs for means reasons.

Another couple pleaded guilty in court and were each fined £35 and ordered to pay a £30 victim surcharge. They were not ordered to pay any costs for means reasons.

The third couple were fined £300 in total and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge each and £68 costs each.

A fourth couple were fined in their absence and were fined £660 each, together with £66 victim surcharge and £68 costs.

The council’s executive board member for education, Cllr Glynog Davies said: “It is the duty of every parent or guardian to ensure their child attends school and gets an education. We, as an authority, do our very best to try and support families in difficulty and going to court is always a last resort.”

Cosbi rhieni am bresenoldeb gwael plant

MAE pedair set o rieni o Sir Gaerfyrddin wedi cael eu cosbi am fod presenoldeb eu plant yn yr ysgol yn wael.

Os bydd plentyn o oedran ysgol gorfodol sy’n ddisgybl cofrestredig mewn ysgol yn colli’r ysgol yn rheolaidd, mae ei riant yn euog o drosedd.

Cyngor Sir Caerfyrddin sydd wedi arwain yr erlyniadau, a glywyd yn Llys Ynadon Llanelli.

Ni all y rhieni gael eu henwi am resymau cyfreithiol.

Cafodd un cwpl, a bleidleisiodd yn euog drwy’r post, ddirwy o £20 yr un a gorchymyn i dalu gordal dioddefwr o £30. Ni chawsant eu gorchymyn i dalu unrhyw gostau oherwydd rhesymau modd.

Plediodd cwpl arall yn euog yn y llys a chael dirwy o £35 yr un a gorchymyn i dalu  gordal dioddefwr o £30. Ni chawsant eu gorchymyn i dalu unrhyw gostau oherwydd rhesymau modd.

Roedd y trydydd cwpl wedi cael dirwy a ddaeth i gyfanswm o £300, ynghyd â gorchymyn i dalu gordal dioddefwr o £30 a £68 o gostau yr un.

Roedd y pedwerydd cwpl wedi cael dirwy o £660 yr un yn eu habsenoldeb, ynghyd â gordal dioddefwr o £66 a £68 o gostau.

Meddai’r Cynghorydd Glynog Davies, yr Aelod o Fwrdd Gweithredol Cyngor Sir Caerfyrddin dros Addysg: “Mae’n ddyletswydd ar bob rhiant neu warcheidwad i sicrhau bod eu plentyn yn mynychu’r ysgol ac yn cael addysg. Fel awdurdod, rydym ni’n gwneud ein gorau glas i geisio cefnogi teuluoedd sydd mewn sefyllfa anodd, a dim ond pan fetho popeth arall rydym ni’n mynd i’r llys.”