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Scepticism over truancy plan for remote communities

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The idea of employing school truancy officers is an old one, but the federal government says it's a good one.


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By Mai Hoa, Thea Cowie

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The idea of employing school truancy officers is an old one, but the federal government says it's a good one.


n a bid to improve Indigenous school attendance rates, the Abbott government says it will spend $28 million over two years employing hundreds of truancy officers in remote communities.

But, as Thea Cowie reports, the plan is being met with caution.


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