What makes parents lie?

Posted by on Mar 3, 2008 in updates | 25 comments Q: What makes normally truthful parents start lying through their teeth? A: Meeting secondary schools’ admissions criteria. Schools in Brighton and Hove are the first in the country to this year use a lottery system to allocate places for over subscribed schools. Letters informing parents of the decision will fall on their doormats tomorrow. It is intended to be fairer to poorer families...
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