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.’)
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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 a minor plays
truant from Correct the article-noun agreement
minor plays
a minor play
school
and the effect of the
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apply
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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,
children
copy blindly orAdd a missing verb
are
bad
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the bad
behavior
of their peers. Change the spelling
behaviour
For instance
, in Ghana, children
are influenced by their friends who skip school
after sharing their experiences in game centers
etc. Change the spelling
centres
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
the minor is absent. Change preposition
to why
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
. Minors who Correct your spelling
dropout
dropout
of Correct your spelling
drop out
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
consequences when Change the quantifier
a lot of
many
plenty of
truancy
is on a rise. As young people are engaged in criminal activities such
as theft and drugs as a result
of school
dropout
, the country invests a great amount of money Fix the agreement mistake
dropouts
on
healthcare and the justice system rather than investing in infrastructures. Change preposition
in
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
led to Change the verb form
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truancy
which has increased the country’s expenditure and crime among children
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