The Consequences of Truancy

The Consequences of TRUANCY Truancy is defined as excessive, unexcused absences from school. Experts agree that this truancy trend is critical because truancy is an early warning indicator for additional problems and serves as a gateway to high-risk behavior, such as drug use, gang membership, and crime. Absentee rates are as high as 30% in some U.S. cities. Truancy predicts 97% of first time drug users. 80% of prison inmates were at one time truants. 6th grade By Truancy can be caused by many factors: e a lack of interest A fear of violence at school an increase in absences can O lack of parental supervision/support predict failing grades and potentially repeating a grade by middle school. a drug and alcohol abuse O alienation from school Students who demonstrate Truancy causes students to fall behind and often leads to their truant behavior are being held back in school. 7x 95% of juvenile offenders started out as truants. Truant females have a higher probability of getting pregnant in their teen years. Overall, 80% of school drop-outs were chronically truant during the year they dropped out. more likely to be arrested than the general teenage population. Cost to Society The cost of truancy to society is significant in the long run if the individual proceeds with high-risk behavior. Drug Abuser. H.S. Drop-Out. $370,000 - $970,000 $243,000 - $388,000 Criminal. $1.3 - $1.5 million While no one program will solve the truancy issue, Smart Horizons Lifetime Training Solutions has a series of programs that is highly beneficial in an overall truancy prevention program. Our highly effective online training curriculum can be a useful tool in your efforts to provide critical skills for at-risk youth, afterschool programs, truancy prevention education, and dropout recovery efforts. For more information, visit www.mytrainingnow.com or call 855.777.8032 smarthorizons. Lifetime Training Solutions Sirt ar Irags uadacodingto lene pes 23RFUmted