Katherine Sangster: “SNP ministers refuse to take responsibility for tackling persistent absences among pupils.”

The fact that the Government has not even brought these important figures before parliament shows that they have completely dropped the ball.

We condemn the violence, and we will not tolerate this kind of abuse against members of our community.

Young people are being failed and the Promise made to them is being broken.

This would help to gather data on absences so that targeted interventions can be made to support young people re-engage.