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A Government campaign launched today aims to turn the tide on low attendance rates. Associate Education Minister Jan Tinetti says attendance has been declining since 2015, but Covid messaging has exacerbated the problem. But Blue Light Attendance Services' National Operations Manager Brendon Crompton told Heather du Plessis-Allan there's more than just the pandemic at play. “We get a lot of kids who are not at school through social anxiety, through Facebook bullying, we’ve got families that need support probably with transport.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.