school discipline
type: Concept
narrower: truancy

nonviolent crimes
type: Concept
narrower: truancy

pupil misconduct
type: Concept
narrower: truancy

truancy
broader: educational process: societal perspectives
broader: juvenile status offenses
broader: student rights and student welfare issues
broader: nonviolent crimes
broader: pupil misconduct
broader: school discipline
broader: tactics
type: Concept
definition: 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]
narrower: truancy prevention

student rights and student welfare issues
type: Concept
narrower: truancy

tactics
type: Concept
narrower: truancy

truancy prevention
type: Concept
broader: truancy

juvenile status offenses
type: Concept
narrower: truancy

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: truancy

educational process: societal perspectives
type: Concept
narrower: truancy