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Common collocations with truancy in British Collocation

truancy noun uncountable

UK /ˈtruːənsi/

persistent

There are stong links between persistent truancy and a child’s life chances.

do something about truancy

combat
tackle

The Government has recently announced measures to tackle truancy.

reduce truancy

curb
cut
reduce

The Government’s target is to reduce school truancies by a third.

allow truancy

condone

It is not for us to condone truancy and absences from school.