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truancy

[troo-uhn-see] / ˈtru ən si /


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In contrast, at Locke, Green Dot agreed to manage an existing, massively struggling, eyesore campus associated with periodic brawls, truancy, single-digit academic proficiency rates, a 40% graduation rate and few college graduates.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

Older students faced fines or a suspended driver’s license for truancy.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2025

But they said the Academy Transformation Trust, which runs the school, had taken "decisive action" to address "unacceptable standards of behaviour and internal truancy".

From BBC May 16, 2025

"The goal of this task force will be to design and implement a comprehensive programme that addresses the root causes of truancy and builds pathways to higher achievement," the councillor added.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2024

Roy didn’t think the truancy police would have an easy time tracking Mullet Fingers through the woods and mangroves, but the possibility made him anxious, anyway.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

He was hospitalized three times for psychiatric issues and had repeated school suspensions, expulsions and truancies much of his life.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2018

The reports detailed his history of special education classes and school truancies, as well as 26 juvenile arrests, psychiatric hospitalizations and medical diagnoses, including post-traumatic stress disorder from childhood traumas.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 20, 2016

Student identification badges will not only immediately show who belongs and who doesn't but also contain bar codes school administrators can instantly scan to show everything from previous tardiness and truancies to medical records.

From Time Magazine Archive

When students realized that attendance officers could not call home to check up on them, Hinsdale schools reported a sudden surge in truancies.

From Time Magazine Archive

It has been said, in short, that the Three Hours for Lunch Club should be more clandestine and reticent about its truancies.

From Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned by Christopher Morley




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