The government's promised crackdown on truancy is creating anxiety among families who say their children cannot go to school.

As the number of truant students continues to rise, the Education Ministry aims to secure more support personnel.

The eldest daughter of the woman jailed for her children's truancy insisted last night: 'There must be another way of teaching kids a lesson without locking their mother up.' Kerry Cowman ...

Charges the commission filed Monday against County Judge Anne Marie Gennusa listed three examples, including a 10-day jailing of a woman in truancy court who said her children weren’t in a school ...

Many truant children and their guardians apparently do not consult their schools or other organizations, making it difficult for appropriate support to reach them. The agency has determined that ...

The number of truant students at elementary and junior ... The growth reflected a loss of motivation among children to go to school due to the COVID-19 pandemic that disrupted their lifestyles ...

Truancy in D.C.’s public schools has returned to pre-pandemic levels while chronic absenteeism is at its lowest since schools ...

Lawyers acting for a mother who was jailed for allowing her children to play truant from school will tomorrow seek her release from custody. The legal team acting for 43-year-old Patricia Amos ...

The initiative is designed to secure places for children who find it difficult to enter schools and classes, and prevent truancy and help truant students return to school. At school education ...

The CLP Government is delivering on another election commitment, bringing back truancy officers to get kids to school after the previous Labor ...