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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

Dr Summers says Luton has been trying to move away from seeing school absences as "defiance and truancy".

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

He said banning phones had also addressed the problem of "pupils texting one another to meet in the toilets, or be out of lessons", leading to a reduction in internal truancy.

From BBC • May 21, 2025

It also forbade suspensions and expulsions for truancy and tardiness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

In junior high school, I became good pals with the truancy officer in the area.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King




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