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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		School truancy jumping before school holidays
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:07:06
	Publish Date:		2025-10-10 03:10:00
	Description:		Hundreds of thousands of students are skipping out on school early, as school attendance rates drop sharply in the days leading up to school holidays. It is thought cheaper airfares and accommodation are driving parents to let their children play truant. Auckland's St Peters College headmaster, James Betley spoke to Lisa Owen.
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