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

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is typically when a child skips

school

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and goes

elsewhere

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with the knowledge of the

parents

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. The increasing rate of

truancy

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in most countries has become a challenge for

parents

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and educators. I will explain why

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truant from

school

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and the effect of

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truancy

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on the child and community.

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

school

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,

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most

children

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copy blindly or

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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.

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, in Ghana,

children

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are influenced by their friends who skip

school

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after sharing their experiences in game

centers

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etc.

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, one other reason is the

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

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the minor is absent.

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, most schools in Ghana do not call

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to find out why the child skipped

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although

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the attendance proves the student did not attend class.

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with,

truancy

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

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ruining

children

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's education which results in

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drop out

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. Minors who

dropout

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of

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usually engage themselves in criminal activities

such

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as theft.

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, the majority of convicted criminals in Ghana are

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dropouts.

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, most countries in Africa suffer

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consequences when

truancy

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

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as theft and drugs

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of

school

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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.

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

truancy

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has raised much concern among

parents

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and educators,

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

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, peer pressure and

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lacking accountability

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led to

truancy

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which has increased the country’s expenditure and crime among

children

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.