Includes a film in which Emma Coleman, a seventeen year old, tells her true story.

Considers truancy as an outcome of bullying at school. Includes links to statistics and excerpts from news reports.

Information about why young people might want to miss school and the consequences of truancy.

An article in which teenagers from the North of England give their opinions on truancy.

Resources by the Prosecuting Attorney including information about legal issues and reasons to stay in school.

Provides an overview of the consequences of missing school.

Discusses the problems that a teenager might face at school and suggests ways of facing these difficulties and avoiding truancy.

An article written for teenagers about the causes and effects of truancy. Includes information about the New Start initiative.