Truancy is a student staying away from school, without permission and without a good reason, on a day when the school is open. Which of the following situations is the best example of truancy?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Without telling his parents or his teachers, Rohit leaves home in his school uniform and spends the whole school day at a video-game parlour.
Truancy has three parts: the student stays away on a day the school is open, without permission, and without a good reason.
In Option (1) Rohit misses a school day, nobody has given him permission (he tells neither his parents nor his teachers), and playing video games is no good reason. All three parts are present.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (2) Priya misses school for three days because she has a high fever, and her mother sends a note to the class teacher. — Incorrect. Priya has a good reason (illness), and the school is informed.
Option (3) Aman stays at home on a Sunday, when the school is closed, and plays video games all day. — Incorrect. The school is closed on that day, so Aman is not missing school.
Option (4) With the principal’s permission, Neel misses school for a day to take part in a district chess tournament. — Incorrect. Neel has the principal’s permission.