1 One of the most common problems in schools are facing today is truancy.

Primary and secondary school students can be seen in shopping malls in their
school uniforms at any time of the day. What makes them want to play truant
and stay away from school?
2 Some students feel that the schools do not provide a conducive and exciting 5
environment to study in. It is the same routine, week in week out until the end
the year. They get bored and skip school. They find many exciting things to do
out of school with their friends.
3 Yet others complain that the school is very strict with lots of unnecessary
school rules. They cant have slightly long hair, cant wear earrings, cant bring 10
hand phones or wear sports shoes. They can only wear canvas shoes! They feel
this kind of discipline is unnecessary and unduly harsh!
4 Another very important reason that causes some students to play truant is peer
pressure. They want to be part of the group and feel they have to be as cool
as their friends. They want to show they are independent and will purposely 15
break school rules and regulations and flout the law! This is their way of showing
that they wont conform to anything that they feel is curbing their freedom in
speech and action. They are happy as long as they are part of the group.
5 Students who play truant are the losers in the end. They will lose out on their
formal education and will have a tough time finding jobs. When they cant get 20
jobs, they wont have money for their daily expenses. This will force them to
steal things or harass people to give them money.
6 Others start drinking or smoking just because their friends are doing so.
Sometimes, just to show they are cool, they might resort to vandalism. They
want to fight the discipline that tells them they should not destroy public 25
amenities.
Yet others show off their artistic talents by writing graffiti anywhere they feel
7 like it.
Many times, the despair of not having money leads them to take drugs just to
get over their feeling of misery. Then, the whole cycle starts all over again. 30
This unnecessary pain and misery could have been avoided if only the students
had some self-discipline and stayed in school to gain their academics certificates
8 and school leaving certificates.
But the fact remains that school is the place where they learn discipline. It is
this discipline that will help them when they become young adults and go into 35
the working world. It is this kind of discipline that will tell them right from
9 wrong and good from bad
It is only when students know how to stand up for their beliefs that they can
actually stand up to bullies and say no to begin pressurized into doing
anything negative or anything ethically and morally wrong. This comes with 40
discipline which is normally embedded in school and in the home.

Based on the passage, write a summary on

 Cause of students play truant
The effects of students playing truant

Credit will be given for use of own words but care must be taken not to change the original
meaning.
Your summary must
Be in continuous writting
Use material from line 5 to 31
Not be longer than 130 words,including the words given below

Begin your summary as follows:

Truancy is the most common problems schools face as students

Truancy is the most common

problems schools face as students

1. schools do not provide a conducive and exciting environment to study in.

2. the school is very strict with lots of unnecessary school

3. peer pressure.

4. They want to be part of the group and feel they have to be as cool as their
friends.

5. They want to show they are independent

6. Purposely break school rules and regulations and flout the law.

7. They will lose out on their formal education

8. have a tough time finding jobs.

9. When they cant get jobs, they wont have money for their daily expenses.

10. force them to steal things or harass people to give them money.

11. Other start drinking or smoking, just because their friends are doing so.

12. Yet, others show off their artistic talents by writing graffiti anywhere they feel
like it.

13. leads them to take drugs