Many of our students faced significant struggles with attendance and engagement in their previous school settings. Sometimes referred to as “school refusal,” it is not a diagnosis but a symptom of a larger issue. Some examples of reasons students may want to avoid school; he or she is being bullied, he/she is having panic attacks in class, anxiety around peer interactions, not having assignments done on the due date. Sometimes, the fear that they will not make straight 'A's and their rigid, perfectionist thinking gets in the way. Unfortunately, in most cases, missing school reinforces anxiety rather than alleviating it. In order to avoid the development of serious educational or social problems if students are kept away from school or friends for any length of time, I suggest the following;
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