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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
David Humphreys & Kieren Williams

Fury as school worksheet says truant kids more likely to have 'early sex' and take drugs

Shocked parents have slammed a school’s “offensive” worksheet that claimed kids who missed classes were more likely to have sex early, take drugs and drink alcohol.

The document was handed out to students at Dixons Academy, Liverpool, and the school have since stood by the contentious tactic.

The paper has left parents furious at what their children are being told, The Liverpool Echo reports.

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