Truancy is intentional, unjustified, unauthorized, or illegal absence from compulsory education. Its absence is caused by students of their own free will and does not apply to excused absences. In England and Wales truancy is a criminal offence. Parents of students who are persistently truant may be imprisoned for up to 3 months.
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Response rates from 74.8k UK voters.
42% Yes |
58% No |
42% Yes |
58% No |
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Unique answers from UK voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@92VQH2Q3yrs3Y
Yes, however if there is a legitimate reason; ie Physical/Mental illnesses, then no action should be taken by the government.
@9M63D3210mos10MO
Yes, because there are many reasons that students cannot attend school and we should be helping them rather than punishing them.
@9L2X73L11mos11MO
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.
@B2LSDGC4wks4W
Yes, but the school and social services should get involved if kids are consistently truant. It's often for mental health reasons, or because something is going on at home. These kids often need support, not criminalisation.
@9TWJR855mos5MO
No, but there should be better support systems in place to aid mentally ill people and inform students of the value of education (devillainising it)
@9T5WJ6X6mos6MO
No, but provide help and care for the students that are avoiding education. It is often due to mental health reasons that have been left entirely ignored.
@9SKBZR96mos6MO
Yes based on circumstances. If a 10-14 year old kid is skipping school and going to drink and do drugs, be in gangs, play with weapons they need to learn that's not okay behaviour especially at their age
@9RT4LTB7mos7MO
No, however, families to receive bursary to be able to afford foreign holidays in the school holidays to accommodate the spike in price
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