Do you believe parents are right to let their children truant?? If so, why!? All opinions are valued.?

1. My children are not allowed to stay home unless they are sick or some extenuating circumstance like a death in the family. Period.

2. There is no positive side of truancy. If you don't want your child to attend formal school, so be it, but home school the child. Don't just let them sit home and watch TV.

3. Truancy can lead to lower grades, which can affect graduating or getting into college, which of course can affect the child's success as an adult.

4. There are no valid reasons to skip school. The very meaning of truant is without permission. Children should only miss school for valid reasons such as the couple I listed above.

5. Yes, I skipped school both as a teen in high school and as a college student. I also realize my answers may make me sound like a hypocrite. But my kids are to do as I say, not as I did!

I would not let my child stay home if they were being bullied. I WOULD address this issue with the child's teacher immediately. Being bullied is sometimes a part of growing up.

There is more to life than school...even for kids. Both my parents were teachers and they let my brother and I stay out of school sometimes if they felt it was a good reason. For example: Visiting relatives that lived far away or spending time with them when they visited us. Going to NYC (we lived close) to a museum or a broadway show. Taking an extra day home after we recovered from being sick just to make sure we were okay and could focus well when we returned to class. Also, the occasional "mental health day" when we were having a hard time emotionally such as after a relative's death and during our parents' messy divorce. They always made sure we made up all our work in a timely manner and would call our teachers to get assignments if we missed more than a day or two in a row. We were both good students and I think it was good for us.

1) I did not let my children bunk off school. They never missed a day from school. They both did well, and went on to university, Oxford and Manchester

2)There are none.

3) There's a chance of getting into drugs, stealing, smoking,ect

4)No body loves them at home, they don't like school and they can't see any future in it.

5) No I liked being at school.

I remember every once in a while, like maybe once a year I would be 'sick' and my mom knew I was faking, she would let me stay home and be really cute because she was just giving me a rare vacation. That made it extra fun, and I thought that was okay, but I think it is really irresponsible to just let your kid ditch all of the time. Starting life already with no motivation and ditching, it only makes it harder on them later in life. I think it shows a lack of love for your kid, not providing them with the drive and discipline that they need to learn to be able to live as a better adult later. (:

When they are sick, they stay home from school, and I am the one who determines how sick they are (medical training + mom's intuition = 99.5 % correct). I recently had my daughter skip a day of school to perform in a huge event at the institution's request.

Positives.... kicking the illness ?

negatives.... in the higher grades, missing a day of school is like missing a week of homework, everything is so fast-paced and learn!learn!learn! all the time.

valid reasons+ sick, or rare special events.

yes, I ditched. That's why I keep on top of my kid's whereabouts !

when i was at secondary school i did bunk off quite a bit my parents knew and didnt care my dad tried to encourage me to go for my education but i didnt bother and now i wish i was in school more and actually learned something, when youre at school its horrible most kids hate it and hwen you leave you wish you could have those years back to make something of your life. dont get me wrong i didnt do it constantly but if i couldnt be bothered to go in my mum didnt make me and wed go shopping or something so of course id want to stay off school. my siblings are worse they hardly ever go to school. when my daughter is older i expect her to go to school every day unless of course shes ill, education is important to me and i want her to have good options for careers when shes old enough and i would be angry if i found out she was bunking. if she was getting bullied i would sort the problem out rather than let her hide away and let them think theyve won. as for holiday maybe if i found a cheap enough beneficial holiday during school time i may let her have the time off providing she hasnt and wont have any other time off and will catch up with what she missed.

I don't believe it is a good idea. Except for medical or something like death. I believe it sends the wrong message and they will carry that into their work place. Same as the people who believe being late all the time is acceptable behavior.

If a parent isn't responsible enough to make sure their child attends school. Then they won't be responsible enough to teach that same child the necessary tools needed to be a functioning part of society..

Like imaginary buddies? specific. Why not? It sparks creativity. Like Santa or the Easter Bunny? definite, in case you prefer to. Many, many, many nicely adjusted human beings believed that Santa introduced those provides while they have been infants.

everyone needs a day off once in awhile

sometimes you just need to stay home and be with mom

A mental health day