| Campaigners claim that such a situation breeds truancy, and that in the past year 870 pupils truanted for 5,665 school days lost. |
| Youngsters truanted for all sorts of reasons including bullying, domestic violence, family illness and basic issues like failing to do homework, she said. |
| By this means they lost their time and truanted on the fundamental grounds of saving knowledge. |
| We were able to maybe nip truancy in the bud for some young people who may have not truanted much before. |
| The bewildered boy truanted, stole and got expelled. |
| In the last academic year 696, 328 pupils truanted or were absent without permission, on average for 15 half days. |
