Two children in a family had each missed 20 or more days of school.

We've got a child missing, and every second we waste could make a difference.

Most children who have this disorder miss on average 24 school days a year.

He has a steady job and his children never miss a day of school.

Throughout the long night when the children were missing, she had been kept company by neighbors.

He is very concerned that his children might be missing him.

One morning the young man discovered that his wife and child were missing.

So the children were not missing in the strict sense.

However, he said, a visit to the home was not required until the children had missed 10 school days.

As a result, their children will miss a year of early education.