truancy
Example Sentences
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More than 50 members of staff at Tewkesbury Academy in Gloucestershire first walked out on Wednesday as one teacher said truancy was "rife" at the school.
From BBC
Among those surveyed was a Bolton head teacher who said arts subjects had been "systematically devalued" by the curriculum, which had contributed to some students hating school and committing truancy.
From BBC
A north London school has swapped truancy fines for parents for education awareness courses.
From BBC
Assembly Bill 461 would end the treatment of truancy as a crime under state law.
From Los Angeles Times
Older students faced fines or a suspended driver’s license for truancy.
From Los Angeles Times
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