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? (* truancy = the situation when a child pretends to go to school but in fact goes somewhere else, for example to play unsupervised. The verb is ‘to play truant from school.’)

Truancy

is typically when a child skips

school

and goes

elsewhere

with the knowledge of the

parents

. The increasing rate of

truancy

in most countries has become a challenge for

parents

and educators. I will explain why

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truant from

school

and the effect of

the

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truancy

on the child and community.

Firstly

, peer pressure is one of the main reasons why minors play truant from

school

,

however

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,

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most

children

copy blindly or

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are

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easily influenced by

bad

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the bad

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behavior

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behaviour

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of their peers.

For instance

, in Ghana,

children

are influenced by their friends who skip

school

after sharing their experiences in game

centers

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etc.

In addition

, one other reason is the

school

's lack of responsibility to check attendance in order to call the child’s guardian for an answer

why

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the minor is absent.

For Example

, most schools in Ghana do not call

parents

to find out why the child skipped

school

although

the attendance proves the student did not attend class.

To begin

with,

truancy

can have a massive impact on young people's lives,

therefore

ruining

children

's education which results in

school

drop out

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dropout

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. Minors who

dropout

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drop out

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of

school

usually engage themselves in criminal activities

such

as theft.

For example

, the majority of convicted criminals in Ghana are

school

dropouts.

Furthermore

, most countries in Africa suffer

a great deal of

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a lot of

many

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consequences when

truancy

is on a rise. As young people are engaged in criminal activities

such

as theft and drugs

as a result

of

school

dropout

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dropouts

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, the country invests a great amount of money

on

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in

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healthcare and the justice system rather than investing in infrastructures.

For instance

, the government spends so much on rehab and medication to help reform drug addicts. In conclusion,

truancy

has raised much concern among

parents

and educators,

nonetheless

, it has a great negative effect on both the minor and community as a whole.

Overall

, peer pressure and

school

lacking accountability

has

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led to

truancy

which has increased the country’s expenditure and crime among

children

.