More than 500 persistent truants across England and Scotland were surveyed by the charity, and although some were found to be missing as much as two years of their secondary school studies, 68 per cent said sanctions against parents – including fines and imprisonment – would not stop them from truanting.
Just under a third were bullied to the point that they were frightened to return to school while a quarter cared for relatives at home and so had no time to attend lessons. Family crises, including a parent being imprisoned or the sudden death of a sibling, were cited as main reasons for students not attending lessons.
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