School Refusal Behavior

question 129

Multiple Choice

School refusal behavior

• A) affects as many as 20 percent of school-age children at any one given time.
• B) peaks in middle school.
• C) can lead to academic difficulty and dropping out of school.
• D) seldom involve emotional distress.

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