The proposal from South Australia which Tom Elliott thinks could be adopted in Victoria

The South Australian government is considering toughening truancy laws, and Tom Elliott thinks it’s a proposal which could be adopted here in Victoria.

It’s being proposed parents be fined if their children don’t go to school, which the 3AW Mornings host thinks “makes a lot of sense”.

But he thinks it could be extended even further here in Victoria.

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Child and adolescent psychologist, Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, thinks South Australia could be onto something with their tough stance on truancy.

“If I was the Premier of any of these states, I’d be putting a hell of a lot more money into strengthening parenting programs,” Dr Carr-Gregg told Tom Elliott.

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