Post-Covid Surges Increase Regular Absences of Children by 12%, Reaching 1.6 Million
The Impact of Lockdown: A Surge in Truancy Rates Among Children Post-Covid by 12% to 1.6 Million In the wake of the pandemic, the number of schoolchildren regularly missing classes has more than doubled, raising concerns that Covid has normalized truancy. Rachel de Souza, the Children’s Commissioner, has issued a dire warning about the attendance …