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Is truancy the same as unauthorised absence?


Essentially yes. Most people think of truancy as children and young people missing school, without the knowledge of parents/carers and/or school. In fact this is only a relatively small part of unauthorised absence. In the main it comprises absence from school with the knowledge of and, all too frequently, the condoning of it by the parent(s) or carer(s).


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21 October 2008