Incidentally, gender does not play a part in skipping school. Both males and females commit truancy. Often truancy is the starting point to delinquency and criminal activity. Numerous studies reveal a high rate of truants get involved with drugs and criminal activity, including burglaries, robberies, vandalism and gangs. At the very least, truants have a high risk of eventually dropping out of school, putting them at a disadvantage later in life.
Communities are tired of the destruction and crimes truants have committed.
Some municipalities are taking a tough stance against truants and their parents. The younger daughter was absent 79 days, with 63 days unexcused. Preventing Truancy Schools and lawmakers across the United States are implementing Truancy Prevention programs in hopes to be proactive versus reactive. For example, Sacramento County is cracking down on habitual truants by revoking their driving privileges for up to one year. Students too young for a license will have the sentence tacked on when they become 16, the legal driving age.