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In Australia, there has been a large increase in young people refusing to attend school and the pandemic is believed to have played a major role in this trend.
School principals reported a 48.2 percent jump in physical violence, mostly from students and parents.
A new Productivity Commission report reveals one in every five students nationally are not completing their full 13 years of basic education.
Nearly half of those surveyed felt concerned over being able to afford new uniforms and school shoes.
‘The impact has been very pronounced with inflation high,’ Futurity’s chief executive said.
This is a global epidemic, spreading faster than a kangaroo on a hot tin roof.
‘What this report showed us yesterday is that we have one of the most segregated school systems in the OECD.’
‘It’s important to recognise that our position in the top 10 is largely due to the performance of other countries dropping below ours.’
