Compulsory Education

Glaisdale Comprehensive School in Nottingham, England, has a problem with pupils skipping school, so officials have hired guards to keep students in. New fences have been installed, too, topped with a special paint that marks up students' clothing if they try to climb over. Acting principal Tony Ford hired the security company, which also supplies bouncers for nightclubs, thinking truancy rates will be reduced “if we use people with security skills to do what is basically a security job.” (PA) ...Whereas most other principals understand it's part of the principal's job.