truancy
noun
tru·an·cy ˈtrü-ən(t)-sē 
plural truancies
: an act or instance of playing truant : the state of being truant
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Students had been ticketed for truancy, possession of a vaping device and vandalism. 
Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022 Over the past decade, various superintendents have tried or dismantled systems and campaigns such as Kaizen Thursdays, specialized academies within neighborhood schools, truancy and profanity crackdowns, and a more liberalized disciplinary system. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 2 Sep. 2022 Ciavarella ordered children as young as 8 to detention, many of them first-time offenders deemed delinquent for petty theft, jaywalking, truancy, smoking on school grounds and other minor infractions. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022 District administrators, teachers and students had reported the discriminatory practices, which took the forms of suspensions, expulsions, and truancy and law enforcement citations, according to a department statement. Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022 Teachers have reported that, after joining the City Ranch program, their students show higher academic achievement and lower truancy, Dahn says. Sarah Enelow-snyder, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 Their grief and trauma may reveal itself in changes in behavior — truancy, apathy, poor grades, sudden rages and depression — and physiological responses, such startling easily, and suffering from headaches and fatigue. Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022 The memorandum spells out training required, chain of command, roles and responsibilities, restrictions on physical restraint or chemical aerosol sprays, limits on interrogation and arrests and an officer's role in truancy issues. Lynn Kutter, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2022 Reporters documented about 12,000 tickets issued for possession of vaping devices and cannabis, disorderly conduct, truancy and other violations from August 2018 through June 2021. Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 19 June 2022 See More
Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022 Over the past decade, various superintendents have tried or dismantled systems and campaigns such as Kaizen Thursdays, specialized academies within neighborhood schools, truancy and profanity crackdowns, and a more liberalized disciplinary system. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 2 Sep. 2022 Ciavarella ordered children as young as 8 to detention, many of them first-time offenders deemed delinquent for petty theft, jaywalking, truancy, smoking on school grounds and other minor infractions. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022 District administrators, teachers and students had reported the discriminatory practices, which took the forms of suspensions, expulsions, and truancy and law enforcement citations, according to a department statement. Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022 Teachers have reported that, after joining the City Ranch program, their students show higher academic achievement and lower truancy, Dahn says. Sarah Enelow-snyder, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 Their grief and trauma may reveal itself in changes in behavior — truancy, apathy, poor grades, sudden rages and depression — and physiological responses, such startling easily, and suffering from headaches and fatigue. Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022 The memorandum spells out training required, chain of command, roles and responsibilities, restrictions on physical restraint or chemical aerosol sprays, limits on interrogation and arrests and an officer's role in truancy issues. Lynn Kutter, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2022 Reporters documented about 12,000 tickets issued for possession of vaping devices and cannabis, disorderly conduct, truancy and other violations from August 2018 through June 2021. Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 19 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1784, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
truancy
noun
tru·an·cy ˈtrü-ən-sē
plural truancies
: an act or an instance of staying out of school without permission