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The study aims to investigate the prevalence of class skipping in public secondary schools and its link to juvenile delinquency.

April 19, 2026JOURNAL OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLING0 citations

Class Skipping as a Hidden Cause of Juvenile Delinquency in Lagos State Public Secondary Schools: Implications for Value Reorientation

IIIsiaka Isiaka

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The study aims to investigate the prevalence of class skipping in public secondary schools and its link to juvenile delinquency.
Survey of public secondary schools in Lagos State
Data collection on class skipping behaviors
Analysis of the impact of class skipping on delinquency rates
Class skipping is prevalent among students and correlates strongly with other deviant behaviors.
Students who skip classes are at higher risk of becoming involved in criminal activities.
The findings suggest a need for greater attention to class skipping in educational policies.

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Class skipping is a hidden deviant behaviour in schools, especially in public secondary schools. Many researchers have focused on absenteeism and truancy, but class skipping is more dangerous because it includes the attributes of absenteeism, truancy, and many other undesirable deviant behaviours. Its danger includes breeding and nurturing recruits for touts and cultists and being a source of producing agents of insecurity if not addressed. This study aimed to establish the prevalence of class s

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