'School refusal' is a growing issue, impacting young, intelligent children who want to learn but can't get themselves into a classroom a phenomenon worrying teachers and parents in the wake of COVID19 lockdowns.

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Synopsis | School's Out (2023)
There’s a complex and confounding issue affecting an increasing number of Australian school students. They are pupils who want to learn but are refusing to go into the classroom. The reason? They feel physically unable to attend school because they are so overwhelmed by anxiety. It has nothing to do with wagging, and as Nine’s Sylvia Jeffreys reports, it’s not a case of them simply needing to toughen up. The reality is the phenomenon of school refusal is a problem that has many teachers and parents very worried.

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