truancy
noun
tru·an·cy
ˈtrü-ən(t)-sē 
plural truancies
: an act or instance of playing truant : the state of being truant
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The municipal tickets — for violating ordinances including those against vaping, truancy and disorderly conduct — can include fines of as much as $750 in Rockford and are difficult to fight.
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Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 4 June 2024
Chronic truancy, on the other hand, first became notable during the COVID-19 pandemic, when schools were closed for months and many students were unable to keep up with studies via the internet.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
The analysis noted that Prop. 47 money saved from punishment reductions were to be spent on mental health and drug treatment, school truancy and dropout prevention, and victim services — last year, that was $95 million.
—Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
In other words, switching to enrollment would take schools off the hook in battling truancy.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
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Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 4 June 2024
Chronic truancy, on the other hand, first became notable during the COVID-19 pandemic, when schools were closed for months and many students were unable to keep up with studies via the internet.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
The analysis noted that Prop. 47 money saved from punishment reductions were to be spent on mental health and drug treatment, school truancy and dropout prevention, and victim services — last year, that was $95 million.
—Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
In other words, switching to enrollment would take schools off the hook in battling truancy.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Truancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truancy. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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