Martin Griffin, and countless other school administrators, contend with the issues of school avoidance on a regular basis. This issue is growing in urgency and recurrence, causing educational issues for teachers and students. Truancy is defined as a student's tendency to miss all or part of their scheduled school day, and is deemed a concern when it happens repetitively. Unfortunately, each state operates under a different set of guidelines when considering truancy, and very few state keep accurate track of their student truancy rates. However, many administrators who are tasked with correcting this behavior have determined that each school has as many as 20%, or one of every five students, with an avoidance issue.
Children and teenagers enter into a phase of school avoidance for different reasons. Much of the time, the issue stems from problems at home or psychological concerns with the student. Often, parents are at a loss as to what to do to correct the behavior. Administrators and teachers offer resources and advice, but cannot force a child to attend school. As truancy rates and school avoidance continues to increase, the level of education received by the student suffers. This phenomenon also causes disruption for the students who remain in school as they are supposed to.
After spending a number of years as a high school principal, Martin Griffin thinks that school avoidance is an issue that must be fought from all sides. Both the educational professionals and the parents or guardians must do all they can to ensure a student attends school each day.
Children and teenagers enter into a phase of school avoidance for different reasons. Much of the time, the issue stems from problems at home or psychological concerns with the student. Often, parents are at a loss as to what to do to correct the behavior. Administrators and teachers offer resources and advice, but cannot force a child to attend school. As truancy rates and school avoidance continues to increase, the level of education received by the student suffers. This phenomenon also causes disruption for the students who remain in school as they are supposed to.
After spending a number of years as a high school principal, Martin Griffin thinks that school avoidance is an issue that must be fought from all sides. Both the educational professionals and the parents or guardians must do all they can to ensure a student attends school each day.
