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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Carter proposed a resolution in the last legislative session to add a section or unit within the state’s education department dedicated to addressing truancy.
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Brooke Conrad, Baltimore Sun, 22 Nov. 2024
Palatine police issued truancy tickets to students for missing a single day of school or less, even though state law prohibits that as punishment.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 25 Nov. 2024
Police did not find out about Madalina's disappearance until a school truancy report from the 11-year-old's middle school.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2024
The current problem we are faced with, truancy and juvenile crime, is not a new one.
—Karl Bickel, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2024
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Brooke Conrad, Baltimore Sun, 22 Nov. 2024
Palatine police issued truancy tickets to students for missing a single day of school or less, even though state law prohibits that as punishment.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 25 Nov. 2024
Police did not find out about Madalina's disappearance until a school truancy report from the 11-year-old's middle school.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2024
The current problem we are faced with, truancy and juvenile crime, is not a new one.
—Karl Bickel, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Truancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truancy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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