Truancy

The only thing that does change is a shift from court referral to earlier intervention by schools.

Truancy means missing school on a regular basis for no good reason. It is also sometimes called ‘unauthorised absence’ By law, all children who are registered at school must attend regularly. Home-educated children do not have to attend school. Children in special schools, and those on free school meals, are most likely to truant

The children who skip school do not do as well in test, assessments and exams so they are not at a stable level as other students.

The more engaged you are as a parent in your child’s education, the more likely your child is to attend and enjoy school. Taking an interest in your child’s school life is a very important way to avoid truancy.

Another factor which in turn influence truancy is in which Among at-risk students, the needs of bullying victims are distinct. school truancy and disciplinary problems may reflect attempts to self-protect. These efforts may take the form of avoidance or pre-emptive action. Feeling hopeless or defenseless, victims may opt to frequently stay home from school to avoid their bullies or the social stigma associated with being known as a victim

Given the vast and negative effects of bullying on its victims, practitioners and researchers must also adapt to the changing face of bullying.

often it is presented to young people so they take decisions to no longer go to school and terminadan in different places would not be good to them.

(Mendieta Villamar, 2016)