A shopping center has declared it will no longer be serving school-aged kids in school hours to help prevent children from skipping their classes.

The rule which has left the kids in trauma has received great appreciation, especially from those who are no more school-going individuals.

And obviously, it has been greatly liked by the parents and senior community members.

It all started when Yanchep Shopping Center in Perth, the capital of Western Australia, collaborated with the police to reduce the truancy rate in schools and decided not to entertain students from 8.30 am to 3 pm.

Joondalup Police posted the rule on their official Facebook page where users liked and appreciated it, with some even giving further suggestions.

“This needs to be enforced at all shopping centers that are in close proximity to high schools,” wrote one user.

“This extends to the McDonald’s next to the shopping center too, which is an excellent move,” said another.

People agreed that the move can help discourage students to skip their classes during the school timings. One person wrote: “If they can’t be served at the shops might keep them in class.”

Some people also expressed their concerns about what would happen to those who look younger than their age.

A fellow joked: “I agree to a degree but sometimes if I’m at the shopping center without my child, I am mistaken for a 16 year old.”

Well, no one except the truants should get uneasy with the rule as certain exceptions have also been defined, keeping in view those who look younger and those whose school timings are different on different days.

Children who are accompanied by either parent, students of technical and further education and students who are there to gain work experience will all be exempted from the rule.

According to the West Australian, the initiative was taken by looking at the non-serious attitude of school-children. As depicted by reports, the overall attendance rate dropped significantly in the past few years.

In 2018, there were more than 11,000 Australian students who attended the school for less than 60% of the said time – putting themselves at a ‘severe attendance risk.’

In addition to that, more than 7,400 students were reported to leave the school without any official permit in the same year.

 

 

Replaced!