Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

44.   Duties of school attendance counsellor

A school attendance counsellor shall—

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    (a)     report monthly to the Chief Education Officer;

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    (b)     perform his or her duties under the direction and supervision of the Chief Education Officer;

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    (c)     inquire into every suspected case of unlawful failure to attend school within his or her knowledge or when requested so to do by the Chief Education Officer or the principal of a school;

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    (d)     give written warning of the consequences of failure to attend school to the parent of the child who is not attending school; and

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    (e)     give written notice to the parent to cause the child to attend school.