New Zealand’s plummeting school attendance rates are being linked to a spike in youth offences including ramraids and aggravated robberies.
For some students, school attendance has dropped since the COVID-19 pandemic as children are needing to work or support their families.
A study conducted by New Zealand’s Education Evaluation Centre shows 41 per cent of parents are okay with their child missing a week or more of school each term – but officials warn that could have detrimental effects.
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