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More than 2,000 youngsters went missing from schools across the Black Country and Staffordshire, figures have revealed. Data from councils in the region showed children were missing from schools for ‘substantial’ periods of this academic year.
Schools in Sandwell reported the highest number of missing children, while a fewer number of children went missing from schools in Wolverhampton.
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“They are also at serious risk of forced marriage, female genital mutilation and even radicalisation.”