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truancy

[troo-uhn-see] / ˈtru ən si /


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Assembly Bill 461 would end the treatment of truancy as a crime under state law.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025

Mr Tate, who also banned shouting, said internal truancy - when pupils are in school but not lessons - was now "almost nil" and there was better focus in classrooms.

From BBC • May 21, 2025

Harriet’s spying is partly the product of her parents’ truancy and partly a result of her deep affection for the world around her and all those who inhabit it.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2025

It sounded as if his father intended to report Mullet Fingers for truancy.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen




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