Truants Will Be Fined
<i> Reuters</i>
HUELVA, Spain —
Children staying away from school in the southern Spanish town of Almonte will be fined $4 a day, Mayor Rafael Diaz said Monday. Up to 20% of children in the rural community miss school regularly to help their parents on farms.
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