[garinda]

I was recently told of another pupil at Rhyddings who appears to be constantly late for school.

Again he was buying food, though much further away than the shop in the Observer.

When challenged he replied that it didn't matter if he was late, as his first 'lesson' was at the Fitness Bank gym.

If this is true then it's an outrage.

Why is the education authority paying for pupils to attend a private gym, when they have their own facilities, or could use council owned gyms, such as the one at Hyndburn Sports Centre?

Secondly why isn't lateness for any lesson being more strictly monitored?

I applaud the teacher who gave her pupils a rollicking in the shop.

I'd have wanted to boot their backsides all the way back to school, except the poor little lambs would have been probably straight on to ChildLine.