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 bill addresses student absenteeism and truancy, conduct that leads to disciplinary actions, teacher turnover, mental health and school climate.
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Brooke Conrad, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
That’s because Proposition 36 would increase incarceration, reducing state savings from a measure approved by voters in 2014 — savings that the measure required to be targeted at mental health, drug treatment, school truancy, dropout prevention and victim services programs.
—Darrell Steinberg, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
The bill also requires schools to report to the state the number of undocumented students, their English learner status, the number of bilingual instruction staff, and the attendance and truancy rates of these students.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Patrick Kreis, a vice president for the chiefs association, said the group is in favor of police staying out of student disciplinary matters like truancy and vaping.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 4 Feb. 2025
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Brooke Conrad, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
That’s because Proposition 36 would increase incarceration, reducing state savings from a measure approved by voters in 2014 — savings that the measure required to be targeted at mental health, drug treatment, school truancy, dropout prevention and victim services programs.
—Darrell Steinberg, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
The bill also requires schools to report to the state the number of undocumented students, their English learner status, the number of bilingual instruction staff, and the attendance and truancy rates of these students.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Patrick Kreis, a vice president for the chiefs association, said the group is in favor of police staying out of student disciplinary matters like truancy and vaping.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Truancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truancy. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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