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.
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