school discipline
nonviolent crimes
pupil misconduct
truancy
Truancy, or unexcused absence from school, is a major problem among American youth. Many cities report daily truancies numbering in the thousands, and some report absence rates as high as 30%. No national data on truancy rates are available, in part because no uniform definition of truancy exists, but in a 1998 report, public school principals nationwide identified student absenteeism, cutting class, and tardiness as their primary disciplinary problems. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Truancy]
student rights and student welfare issues
tactics
truancy prevention
juvenile status offenses
concepts
educational process: societal perspectives