Other Word Forms
- nontruancy noun
Etymology
Origin of truancy
Example Sentences
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A north London school has swapped truancy fines for parents for education awareness courses.
From BBC
Assembly Bill 461 would end the treatment of truancy as a crime under state law.
From Los Angeles Times
Older students faced fines or a suspended driver’s license for truancy.
From Los Angeles Times
“This truancy ends now,” Abbott said in a letter sent to each of the departed members.
From Salon
Mr Tate, who also banned shouting, said internal truancy - when pupils are in school but not lessons - was now "almost nil" and there was better focus in classrooms.
From BBC
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