This is the Guardian.

Today, why are so many children refusing to go to school?

Growing up, Adia was a star pupil.

Her mum, Ivana, says that she was a happy, easy child.

She loved school. She was very academic.

She was asking me to give her homework.

She was loved by all the students and all the teacher.

It was like my second home. I always wanted to get that early and leave as late as I could.

I enjoyed the work because I was like less pressure.

It was more about learning than actually getting good grades.

You felt safe and comfortable.

Moving from primary to secondary school felt like a huge transition.

But back in 2019, Adia was enthusiastic.

She really did like school.

I was very excited to go. I wanted to see what it would be like like a new start.

I don't find anything challenging at the beginning. I really enjoyed it.

And then COVID happened.

We'd go to school for a few months and then we'd have lockdown and then go back in.

I think he made it very hard for the kids to get to know each other,

to learn how to beat with each other.

I hate is when the problems start to come up.

I started to get bullied in year 8 so that's when I stopped enjoying school.

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