20% of primary and 33% of secondary pupils miss school due to avoidance each month.
Anxiety is one of the main reasons students are missing school, without being physically ill.
The Barnardos study shows a fifth of primary school and a third of secondary school pupils are refusing or avoiding going to school at least once a month.
Social situations and academic pressure are just some of the factors causing anxiety among students.
Dr Pearl Brock is a Psychotherapist and Owner of Think Well Clinic in Mullingar.
She says it's important to get to the root cause of the issue:
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