truancy
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The jury heard he had been expelled from school for disruptive behaviour and truancy hours before Aria's death, and that his mother had taken away his phone as a punishment.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
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
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 • Feb. 10, 2026
Assembly Bill 461 would end the treatment of truancy as a crime under state law.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2025
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
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