Causes of Truancy


The 6 principal causes of Truancy


In the majority of cases, some of this following six reasons for be a truant, is a great fact that originates and improve this situation.


  • Transportation: When the teenager doesn’t have an efficiency method for go from his house to the school, this end up in one of the biggest causes for this problem.

  • Homelessness: The problem with this situation is even deeper because the person doesn’t have a place to call home with a loving family. So, that influences in his behavior showing a chronic unconcern.

  • Bullying: Some of the most defenseless people are common victims of these acts, making a big fear that doesn’t permit a normal student life. This is a chronically problem too, because in some cases, present a difficulties to discover if the teen doesn’t want to speak about that and put some others excuses.

  •  Ineffective parenting: One of the problem’s roots because everything depends in the education that the child receives from his parents for makes his personality and attitude, avoiding this type of problems like be a truant.

  • Home environment: The interaction inside of the house with all of the members of the family is a crucial factor because influence a lot in the mood of the teen about the common things of the life. This is chronically when constantly involves fights between the members.

  • Physical or mental health: From my point of view, if is about a mental or physical problem that the person have and are very related, the situation takes a 180 degree turn because the child needs other totally different type of help, making to reduce or increase the issue.
           
                You can see the following video as an example in LA.





Bibliography:

  •  Alameda County District Attorney's Office. (2017). AT SCHOOL . Retrieved from AT SCHOOL:http://atschool.alcoda.org/files/2017_Truancy_and_Attendance_Workshop.pdf
  •  LCA, H. P. (2015, September 8 ). The Truancy Problem. Retrieved from The Truancy Problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bHMHa36qcM
  •  Logan County Schools. (2017). Logan County Schools. Retrieved from Logan County Schools: http://www.logan.kyschools.us/Content2/248

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