I'M sure many people have seen the news articles about truancy recently and the truancy sweeps that have been going on around the country.

I do not condone truancy, but what I do object to is people assuming that all children seen out of school in school hours are truants.

A growing number of families are now choosing to home educate their children, maybe because of bullying, or possibly because the education system doesn't suit their child's needs.

Home education is legal, you don't need any permission. The only requirement is to de-register your child from school. In short, education is compulsory but school is not. More information can be found at http://www.education-otherwise.

S BARWELL, Worcester.