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Truancy is any intentional, unjustified, unauthorized, or illegal absence from compulsory education. It is a deliberate absence by a student's own free will and usually does not refer to legitimate excused absences, such as ones related to medical conditions. Truancy is usually explicitly defined in the school's handbook of policies and procedures.
The new truancy law was signed in May and went into effect in July. Senate File 2435 outlines guidelines for districts to follow to lower the rate of chronic absenteeism.
“Some people lost their purpose for being at school,” one school district official told lawmakers.
Some estimates suggest as many as 100,000 pupils are missing from school rolls. Education Secretary says school attendance ‘non-negotiable’ in truancy crackdown Skip to main content
The assessment aims to (1) confirm that the behavior represents school refusal as opposed to truancy or legitimate absence, (2) evaluate the extent and severity of absenteeism, (3) the type(s) and severity of emotional distress, (4) obtain information regarding the child, family, school, and community factors that may be contributing to the ...
Required states to implement standardized tests and penalized schools with poor performance. Pub. L. 107–110 (text) 2002 Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2001: Waived student financial aid requirements for military service-members affected by national emergencies declared by reason of terrorist attacks.
Aug. 9—August is National Truancy Prevention Month, and local school resource officers say the rising problem is caused by a variety of factors. Officer Marcus Sams, director of operations for ...
Wisconsin v. Jonas Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that Amish children could not be placed under compulsory education past 8th grade.