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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has introduced a $74 million dollar package to tackle high truancy rates.  More than 80 new attendance officer positions will be created to work with the thousands of students who skip class on a regular basis. National's education spokesperson Erica Stanford is unimpressed with Chris Hipkins' proposed solution to falling attendance rates. Erica Stanford says this problem is complicated and that a more flexible solution is required. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.