CLASS SKIPPING AS A HIDDEN CAUSE OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN LAGOS STATE PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS: IMPLICATIONS FOR VALUE REORIENTATION

Class skipping is a hidden deviant behaviour in schools, especially in public secondary schools. Many researchers have focused on absenteeism and truancy, but class skipping is more dangerous because it includes the attributes of absenteeism, truancy, and many other undesirable deviant behaviours. Its danger includes breeding and nurturing recruits for touts and cultists and being a source of producing agents of insecurity if not addressed. This study aimed to establish the prevalence of class s