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Where it exists, a school truancy officer is often concurrently a constable or sheriff. Children are required by law to remain in school until the age of 16, although some states [citation needed] require schooling through age 18 unless an absence is formally excused by a school official or if the child has been expelled.
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.
And an absence is defined as missing at least half the school day. ... children between 8 and 17 are legally required to attend school. ... state laws and approaches toward truancy have shifted ...
In recent years, additional types of excused absences have been introduced by law.
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 ...
The 2014 Freedom in the 50 States study by the Mercatus Center ranks the fifty states by their homeschooling laws including: curriculum control, notification requirements, recordkeeping requirements, standardized testing, and teacher qualifications. The study finds states such as Alaska, Oklahoma, and Kansas as the freest states for ...
“Some people lost their purpose for being at school,” one school district official told lawmakers.
Many provisions of the act generated significant controversy. By 2015, bipartisan criticism had increased so much that a bipartisan Congress stripped away the national features of No Child Left Behind. Its replacement, the Every Student Succeeds Act, turned the remnants over to the states. [6] [7]