truants

The survey, which will be made public today, also reveals a "lost tribe" of about 2500 long-term truants who are not enrolled in school.

whoar.co.nz admin 2010

Edline feels a bit like spying although compared with the proposal to tag truants with ankle bracelets in Prince George's County, it's probably relatively benign.

Helicopter Parents and Technology Matt Johnston 2007

Some truants simply moved their residency to the quarters of a neighboring plantation.

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

The historian Stephanie Camp has found records from plantations showing that female slaves constituted from 19 percent to 41 percent of truants and that their absences averaged six days.

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

Further suggesting the power of slaves over their masters, historians have found as many reports of masters declining to punish truants upon their return as of those who levied a penalty.

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

He, the secondary school principal and the school security officer have redoubled efforts to make students show up for school, visiting truants' homes almost every day.

Friday Night Lights (Out) Ann Zimmerman 2012

The early part of his life was marked by patterns of criminal behavior; by the age of eight he had spent seven months in a home for truants and troublemakers.

The Sins of Brother Curtis Lisa Davis 2011

According to the article, similar programs in San Antonio and Baltimore have increased the average attendance among truants from 77 percent up to 95 percent during a six-week program.

Should schools use GPS to track truant students? 2011

Others call for suspending the license of students who either drop out or are chronic truants.

Lawmakers would link school, driving 2011

Others call for suspending the license of students who either drop out or are chronic truants.

Lawmakers would link school, driving 2011