truancy

noun

tru·​an·​cy ˈtrü-ən(t)-sē How to pronounce truancy (audio)
plural truancies
: an act or instance of playing truant : the state of being truant

Examples of truancy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And the district partnered with the District Attorney’s office to attack truancy issues as part of its investment in social-emotional learning. Raymond Pierce, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Transfer requests and a truancy notice On Wednesday, hours after talking to the Observer, the mother was served a truancy notice from Southwest Middle School, the new middle school one child was expected to start on Jan. 16. Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2024 The bill now requires schools to develop truancy prevention policies and to meet with the Department of Child Services and the state attendance officer once a year to discuss their efforts. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 2024 The team went months last season without Wiggins, though his disappearing act on the court might be more detrimental than last spring’s borderline truancy. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024 Yet chronic absenteeism and truancy remain alarmingly high. Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023 Michigan is one of the few states that still enforce legal repercussions for truancy: a school police officer or administrator or a Concentric P.S.A. can send a JC 01 form to the prosecutor’s office for Wayne County, where most of the Concentric districts are. Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024 Brown works directly with the Metro Student Attendance Center, which runs the truancy court. Lauren Lantry, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2023 Michigan is one of the few states that still enforce legal repercussions for truancy: A school police officer or administrator or a Concentric PSA can send a JC 01 form to the prosecutor’s office for Wayne County, where most of the Concentric districts are. Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of truancy was in 1784

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“Truancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truancy. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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truancy

noun
tru·​an·​cy ˈtrü-ən-sē How to pronounce truancy (audio)
plural truancies
: an act or an instance of being a truant

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