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The plan involves assessing high school-aged kids who are on bail for their suitability to attend school while wearing an ankle bracelet. Teenage criminals on bail with a high risk of reoffending ...

“It’s not appropriate for kids wearing ankle bracelets to be in mainstream school settings,” Mr Carroll said. “I have asked the ­Department of Education to go back to the drawing board ...

The plan, due to start in April, involved young people at high risk of bail noncompliance or reoffending and who would have worn electronically monitored ankle bracelets. Youth offenders will ...