Pupils taking days off for birthdays and Christmas shopping has been likened to a 'Scouse legend'.
Cllr Liz Makinson, Liberal Democrat, made the claim after Jonathan Jones, Liverpool Council director of education and skills, revealed that by cutting out three extra days off, the city's issues with persistent absenteeism could be cut in half.
Mr Jones said attendances still posed “a challenge” for the council, centred around children taking “the birthday day off, day off for Christmas shopping”.
