This week millions of students are heading back to school after the summer holidays, but some won't. There's a growing number of children across the country refusing to go to school, and the trend is concerning educators.
The Victorian Department of Education said 11,825 students were absent from school at some point during 2021 due to school refusal.
The impact on families is significant, with parents often having to modify their work schedules to manage having a child at home.Yolanda Beattie found herself juggling a busy consultancy while managing her then 10-year-old daughter's school refusal behaviour, which manifested in panic attacks that could last days or even weeks."It impacted our family through a fair chunk of last year off the back of COVID," she said.
Ms Beattie also offered rewards, such as a weekend away, that Mala could look forward to at the end of the school week. Turning off the TV and screens on days when Mala stayed home also made a difference."They've got to feel like staying home is worse than going to school."
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