Research revealed that the same high truancy levels were to be found in every inner city district.
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Truancy
Synonyms for "truancy" (53 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (16)
Related words (26)
leaveleave of absenceleavingmalingeringnonappearancenonattendancerunning awaysabbatical leaveshirkingsick leaveskulkingslackingsoldieringtax dodgingtax evasiontruantismunexcused absencevacationwelshing
Noun(6 words)
Verb(1 words)
miss school
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6 entriescourt mandated interventionhabitual absencelocal truancy ordinancestate truancy lawtruancy prevention programunexcused absence
Collocations
6 entriesschool truancytruancy interventiontruancy policytruancy preventiontruancy rateunexcused absence
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
We are concerned about the further actualization of current problems among youth, such as truancy, dislike of school and lack of appropriate character development.
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Likewise Bronner notes that the 'irrational' sameness of school procedure for all pupils often leads to "serious loss of interest in school work, discouragement, truancy, and disciplinary problems."
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