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 @92VQH2Qanswered…2yrs2Y

Yes, however if there is a legitimate reason; ie Physical/Mental illnesses, then no action should be taken by the government.

 @9L2X73Lanswered…7 days7D

There are various reasons as to why children truant from school; whether it is bullying, health issues, struggling with schoolwork, more help and resources should be provided to look into why children truant.

 @9L2JL9XConservativeanswered…1wk1W

Kind Of, If The Commited Truancy Due To Mental Health Reasons Or Physyical Reasons Then No But If They Did It Purposely Because They Wanted To Skip School Then Yes.

 @9K5NTXQanswered…1mo1MO

no, but parents of the children shouldn't be held fully accountable, and is there is a genuine reason for absence even without reporting it, this should be excused

 @9J47JSPanswered…2mos2MO

yes, but allow "holidays" at appropriate times of the school year where there is no exams etc providing attendance is held to a minimum standard

 @9J3KSBTanswered…2mos2MO

No, but action should be taken to tackle the root causes of school truancy and occurrences should be taken on a case-by-case basis

 @9HWWBHDanswered…3mos3MO

Yes AND No. On the basis that if students are truanting, they should then be questioned whether or not it is based on mental health issues or lack of interest for being at school, on which they are then given the necessary help to allow them to enjoy their education and improve their wellbeing within an educational intuition.

 @8SNCKK3Labouranswered…3yrs3Y

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 @8SM8BW2answered…3yrs3Y

Find out why they are truants. They may have difficult home lives. Don't just brand them criminals. They may not care.

 @8SM6RFXanswered…3yrs3Y

Education is important and the social environment they learn is something we should value highly. . However contemporary education has not just take a dive but has been turn into a machine promoting wrong values and concepts to young children. If the parents do not believe the education their children receving is no longer in line with what the parents believe is correct. They should have all the right to withdrawl their children from toxic environment and instead adopt a homeschool education.

 @8SM3D3KLabouranswered…3yrs3Y

No as cannot encourage people to be lazy as this will continue to working age. There will of course be exceptions to this which should be reviewed by an independent panel

 @8SLYX7Manswered…3yrs3Y

Yes, cause there is always a reason to truancy and needs dealing with in appropriate manner and not always blaming parents

 @8SLXW43answered…3yrs3Y

I think they need to ask the question. Why they don't want to be in school

 @8SLLHRCanswered…3yrs3Y

No, they should not be criminalised because you don’t know the situation they are in

 @8SLGP5Vanswered…3yrs3Y

Solely for non genuine reasons. Don not support laziness as this will likely become an issue in adulthood where they try to seek benefits on a system which is stretched and should be for those who need this

 @8SKLDCQanswered…3yrs3Y

Yes, they should help the students and families and try to understand the reasons for truancy

 @8SJWHWYConservativeanswered…3yrs3Y

Fine students who are truant from primary and secondary education and keep a register of truant students, who when working a full time job begin to pay off fines they would have acrued from being truant.

 @8SJJSMSConservativeanswered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but only for students who usually have high levels of attendance

 @8SJ3XMLanswered…3yrs3Y

Schools often do not believe parents or children when pupils are ill with chronic illnesses or mental health issues, leading to unauthorised absences when there is a valid reason. On the other hand, children who are being neglected or abused are often not taken to school or forced to stay at home. As the NHS is so underfunded currently, teachers do not have the training to recognise mental health issues, I think it school truancy should not be criminalised.

 @8SGRSYZanswered…3yrs3Y

No but students should not be forced to go to school if it's distressing to them

 @8SG9YF5Labouranswered…3yrs3Y

Yes, however social service should be involved so that the parents would be more involved with the education and health of the child, as well as investigates in order to determine whether or not the behaviour is due to problems at home or not.

 @8SG89CLLabouranswered…3yrs3Y

 @8SFTKF4SNPanswered…3yrs3Y

Yes, as troubled and confused children possibly with an unstable background should be helped not penalised.

 @8SFK56NSNPanswered…3yrs3Y

Needs to be a more nuanced position - academic qualifications are only one part of the story; kids might not fit in school environment

 @8SF4MPZanswered…3yrs3Y

Yes, However councils to work alongside parents to have understanding of why the truancy occurred

 @8SD9W94Greenanswered…3yrs3Y

Yes, it is far more valuable to understand and address the causes of truancy. This should be done compassionatly.

 @realfrankroseanswered…3yrs3Y

Yes, Only if the child is still receiving a proper and adequate education elsewhere

 @8S9BQZ6answered…3yrs3Y

Criminalization is harsh but children should be provided adequate education

 @8S999N9answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, parents are usually unaware that their child is playing truant. It's necessary to assess why this occurs and it's should be the responsibility of the education system to make school a safe, stimulating and interesting place to be.

 @8S7CY7FLiberal Democratanswered…3yrs3Y

Partially to allow for small absences provided that all school work missed is covered during the absence

 @8S6YSMRanswered…3yrs3Y

 @8S63P95answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, and they should develop more ways for support services to provide help for families and children who are not attending school.

 @8S2Q4LVanswered…3yrs3Y

No, but schools should provide more support to children and families of children who truant in order to establish reasons for the truancy and encourage the children back into school.

 @8S2PRNQanswered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but only in extreme circumstances - such as where a child has been deprived of school for months on end.

 @8RZY4CVanswered…3yrs3Y

Although education is mandatory a person will not learn if they aren’t willing to, punishment for not showing up won’t solve the issue

 @8RZR3MZanswered…3yrs3Y

Yes, this causes significant and unnecessary stress to both school pupils with legitimate reasons for being out of school, and home educating families

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