A POSTER warning youngsters of the consequences of playing truant from school has been unveiled.
Darlington Borough Council has launched a campaign against school truants and is making a series of checks at popular haunts for errant pupils in the town.
The posters, designed by pupils at Firthmoor Primary School, are being displayed in the Cornmill Shopping Centre and Queen Street Arcade to drive the message home to children.
Education officials say Darlington, just like the rest of the North-East, needs to address truancy issues.
A series of truancy "sweeps" have taken place, carried out by council welfare officers and police.
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