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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Ross

Children in tears over school prom ban for lack of attendance and homework

The prom is traditionally the event many students celebrate the end of their school years, but for some, a lack of attendance, means they won’t be going - (Getty/iStock)

A school has been accused of unfairly banning children from their prom in a “carrot and stick” approach over class attendance that has reportedly left dozens unable to go.

Kepier Academy in Houghton-le-Spring, near Sunderland, told students last year that if they failed to hit attendance targets for each term they would not be eligible for the leavers’ party in June.

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