Different Parental Support Systems and Truancy Intervention Effectiveness in Public Secondary Schools in Lagos State, Nigeria.

Truancy remains a persistent educational and social issue with far-reaching implications for students’ development. Studies found that some parents abdicate their duty to the school by failing to keep an eye on their wards' progress and are not involved in the intervention process, which exacerbates the truancy problem. This study investigated the role of different parental support systems on truancy intervention effectiveness in public secondary schools in Surulere Local Government Area (LGA), Lagos State. The study adopted a quantitative research method. Data were collected from a sample size of 180 respondents using simple random sampling technique. The study location was Surulere LGA, Lagos State, covering six public secondary schools. The research instrument for collecting the quantitative data was a structured questionnaire on a face-to-face basis. Collected data was analyzed with SPSS version 23, and the results were presented using percentages, tables, frequency distribution, and cross-tabulations. The findings indicated that many parents do not attend PTA meetings/workshops to encourage their child's school attendance; neither do they attend counseling/support services related to truancy intervention programs. The findings of this study have implications for truancy intervention effectiveness by way of strengthening parental support systems through active engagement, communication, and collaboration with the school.