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He was hospitalized three times for psychiatric issues and had repeated school suspensions, expulsions and truancies much of his life.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2018

The reports detailed his history of special education classes and school truancies, as well as 26 juvenile arrests, psychiatric hospitalizations and medical diagnoses, including post-traumatic stress disorder from childhood traumas.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2016

Student identification badges will not only immediately show who belongs and who doesn't but also contain bar codes school administrators can instantly scan to show everything from previous tardiness and truancies to medical records.

From Time Magazine Archive

When students realized that attendance officers could not call home to check up on them, Hinsdale schools reported a sudden surge in truancies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her truancies and vagrancies concerned them not: she was a law to herself, like the birds and squirrels.

From Openings in the Old Trail by Harte, Bret