Truancy is intentional, unjustified, unauthorized, or illegal absence from compulsory education. Its absence is caused by students of their own free will and does not apply to excused absences. In Germany local child services or social services officers may request the police to escort the child to school, and in extreme cases may petition a court to partially or completely remove child custody from the parents.
@99TYVNH1yr1Y
I dont think it should be criminalized however with excessive truancy there should be an attempt made by the school to find the cause and fix the issue at hand
@9LJSLM6Social Democratic6 days6D
No, there should be help and assistance provided to truant students who are struggling with issues such as health problems or living situations.
@9B593N61yr1Y
No, unless the student has an exceptional reason.
@99LK3981yr1Y
I believe this is a case-by-case subject, and it should have regulations depending on the scenarios.
The government should respond based on the circumstances at home and other details rather than punish every student
Yes, but only if we instead then try to help the kids as usually school truancy is only the reaction to problems, like mental health issues, etc.
@99GCTGS1yr1Y
Yes, but only with written letters from guardians or healtbcare professionals
No, unless it is due to serious economic or family situations
It shouldn't be decriminalized for parents that hold their kids back from going to school, but the parents who have kids that skip school. They shouldn't go to jail.
@99CBV5B1yr1Y
No unless they don't go to school at all without a valid reason
Yes, truancy problems should be handled some other way.
No and Yes. Students should be encouraged to spend more time learning with a better school systems and those students with burn out or depressions, should get more free days to cope with it, so they don't have to stay away from school illegal in the first place.
@998R2MV1yr1Y
No, but lower the punishment for it
To a certain yes, but some forms of discipline should be implemented
Yes, but still require an education and daily contact to other children in some way
@9936SBR1yr1Y
Yes, and work to learn what the needs of the child are that are not being met in the schools currently
@988SRTJ1yr1Y
Yes, but input other punishments and incentives to prevent truancy
@97ZXQWL1yr1Y
Various means of education should be developed to meet the learning needs of children. And the root causes of truancy must be addressed.
case-on-case scenario to make exceptions
@9CD7H7GFree Democratic10mos10MO
Everyone has to do His own whats right for him
@96LR9RKFree Voters2yrs2Y
It's quiet extreme, but also fair
No, but it would be wonderful to give children somewhat of legal possibility to homeschool a few days a half year within reason.
Decriminalize and also provide more social workers to support parents and children. Most kids are not simply "skipping school". For many, learning disabilities, discrimination in the classroom, psychological issues play a large role in skipping school.
This is a case by case basis for the school
I do not undert question
More should be invested in education so that children will want to come to school.
@8VD3M723yrs3Y
In certain cases absence from school should be allowed. E.g. the child's mental health or safety is at risk,
school should be made a place that fits to every child so that children want to go to school. Also in families where child neglect is the issue, they should be given adequate help, which isn't taking the child away from the family
It should try to provide support to those who incur truancy.
Yes, school attendance should not be mandatory.
Yes, and they should offer help to the affected.
@8VJSP243yrs3Y
Yes, it’s not a crime but it should be fined
@8V543YD3yrs3Y
It should be seen as child neglect, leading to an investigation of the parents.
@8TKC2SFFree Democratic3yrs3Y
Yes, unless it's clearly caused by the parents.
Students with good marks should be allowed to skip school whenever they want, but truancy should remain illegal for students with poor marks.
@CodyLeigh9982yrs2Y
Yes, but repeated absences should be taken note of
@9425J2G2yrs2Y
Truancy criminalized for those "skipping" - not an uncontrollable situation
@93GS9ZW2yrs2Y
No, but the Government should extend breaks from school
@8ZY2RKD2yrs2Y
Yes but only for some cases
@8F7WKXJ2yrs2Y
Yes, at the federal level
@558YLXV2yrs2Y
Yes. Truancy should be treated more from a social services perspective than from a legal perspective; criminalizing truancy only leads to increased legal problems and increased incarceration for low-income individuals.
@92X5HLD2yrs2Y
Yes, but I would prefer to legalize it.
@92JXK3J2yrs2Y
Except for truancy in which the student has done illegal activities or truancy in which the parent allows and/or ignores it, Yes, it should be decriminalized.
@8558FRW2yrs2Y
No, but focus on addressing the underlying issue for said truancy.
Deleted2yrs2Y
It should be determined each case at a time.
@934CBWC2yrs2Y
Yes, but states should determine the level of punishment for chronic cases
@9334YP32yrs2Y
Yes, it is a matter between the truant, their parents and the school, in which the government should have no say.
@92X5HLD2yrs2Y
School truancy should be legalized
@92W2BVG2yrs2Y
If the student is willingly avoid school then yes
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