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What does truancy mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties, especially from attending school.
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Educational neglect occurs when a child is allowed to engage in chronic truancy, or is of mandatory school age but not receiving schooling.
He was expelled two months ago for behavioural and truancy problems and returned on Friday to resit a maths exam.
Other funds are aimed at developing alternatives to exclusion from schools if pupils are involved in bullying or truancy.
The best way to cut truancy rates is to make school worthwhile for all pupils.
It could be used in court at an application for a parenting order or during a prosecution for truancy.
It has unemployment levels at three times the national average and truancy rates run five times above average measures.

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