England's vulnerable teenagers at risk of 'falling off the radar'

Children’s commissioner warns teenagers affected by pandemic could become prey for gangs

Tens of thousands of vulnerable teenagers whose lives have been disrupted by Covid-19 are at risk of slipping out of education and becoming easy prey for criminal gangs, the children’s commissioner for England has warned.

Anne Longfield said more than 120,000 teenagers in England with a history of exclusion, persistent absence from school and periods missing from care could “fall off the radar” without focused intervention as the country comes out of lockdown.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3gB0rg6