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	Podcast:		Please Explain
	Episode:		Why growing numbers of kids are refusing to go to school
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:12:16
	Publish Date:		2023-03-28 18:01:00
	Description:		When the pandemic lockdowns ended, the number of students returning to school never fully recovered. With the number of kids refusing to go to school rising, the reasons behind the trend aren’t completely understood. Called “school refusal”, the problem disrupts young people’s education, upends family life and often leaves parents feeling defeated. So why are kids increasingly refusing to go to school? And if this trend continues what will it mean for the future of learning? Today, education reporter for The Age, Nicole Precel on the troubling phenomenon of school refusal and its impact on learning. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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