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Truancy is any intentional unauthorized or illegal absence from compulsory schooling.

What is TRUANCY?

The term describes absences caused by students of their own free will, and usually does not refer to legitimate "excused" absences.

TRUANCY

It may also refer to students who attend school but do not go to classes.

Factors Contributing to Truancy

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FACTORS

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Lack of effective and consistently applied attendance policies.

Poor record-keeping, making truancy difficult to spot.

Push-out policies, for example, suspension as a punishment for truancy. Parents/guardians not notified of absences.

Teacher characteristics, such as lack of respect for students and neglect of studentneeds.

School Factors

Family health or financial concerns that pressure the student to care for family members

Child is a victim of abuse or neglect.

Pressures arising from teen pregnancy or parenting.

Parental alcoholism or drug abuse.

Peers who are truant .

Parents who do not value education and are complicit in student’s absences.

Home and C0mmunity Factors

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Attendance policies

Attendance policies

promote attendance rather than punish absence

Early intervention programs

Early intervention programs

identify students who have started skipping school and work with these children and their families before they become habitual truants.

Pro-attendance culture

Pro-attendance culture

rewarding students for consistent attendance, and holding events and campaigns that reinforce the importance of attendance to students and parents

Alternatives for truancy

Alternatives for truancy

such as confining the student to the campus during lunch hours ,going to the library during free time, and playing board and athletic games

Alternative education programs and organizations

Alternative education programs and organizations

to divert the interest of the students to more productive things

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http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/index.

www.truancypreventionassociation.com

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