school refusal child; truant child
Refers to a child who persistently refuses to go to school, often due to psychological or social reasons. More clinical than 不登校児, which simply describes non-attendance.
登校拒否児への支援が求められている。
Support for children who refuse to attend school is needed.
彼は登校拒否児だったが、今は通信制高校に通っている。
He was a school refusal child, but now he attends a correspondence high school.