In many countries, truancy * is a worrying problem for both parents and educators. What are the causes of truancy, and what may be the effects on the child and the wider community?

In recent times, students are frequently seen taking leaves from school, and their parents are clueless about it.

This

case,

however

, has recently been increasing and worries parents and teachers.

This

essay will give some possible reasons behind

this

type of behaviour and how will it impact students and society involved.

To begin

with, peer pressure is likely to be the primary reason behind

this

problem. It is a well-known fact that today, people are mostly influenced by their group members, and it is the latter who force children into

such

activities.

For example

, sometimes children bunk lectures because of the fear of losing their friends when they agree with them, and a lot of times it is the threats that they receive from the latter. The

second

reason, occasionally, is their lack of interest in studies.

For instance

, someone who is more interested in classes like arts would attend school when they have classes for the same and may play truant on other days. In spite of the above-mentioned causes, truancy affects a child directly.

Firstly

, the child will underperform in his formal examinations, due to the lack of knowledge resulting from missed classes.

Furthermore

, they, often, end up getting involved in petty crimes, namely trespassing, vandalism, mugging, and graffiti and are labelled as a spoiled child or petty criminal. Not only them but, society

also

becomes a victim of truancy.

This

ranges from bad influence on kids in a community to people being the victims of the above-mentioned crimes. To sum up, truants often indulge in bunking schools

as a result

of continuous persuasion from their friends and indifference towards studies.

Besides

a compromised future for them, it

also

leads to a bad impact on society in various ways.