Police have been called in to tackle “persistent” truancy at a secondary school in Angus.
Staff at Brechin High have taken the unusual step of phoning police after some pupils repeatedly failed to show up for lessons.
PC Billy Rattray said police had spent a day trying to trace missing teenagers from the school.
An Angus Council spokeswoman said police had been assisting with students who had been “persistently truanting”.
She said: “Tayside Police has assisted us in recent days to ensure the safety of a very small number of pupils who have been persistently truanting from Brechin High.
“This has been a particular situation and the school does not generally have a problem with truanting.”
She added: “Brechin High, in line with other Angus schools, has procedures in place for checking pupil attendance at school.
“By 9.30am each day, an alert message is sent to parents if their child is not in school and we are unaware of the reason for their absence.
“Following recent advice from and discussions with community police officers, in the case of a small number of pupils for whom there is a particular concern, the police will be alerted to their absence.”
