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DES MOINES, Iowa- Over two dozen families in Central Iowa are now facing prosecution under a new law that standardizes attendance requirements across the state. The new truancy law was signed in ...
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.
This 2022-23 non-compliance rating, separate from the current complaint regarding truancy, related to the completion of timely initial evaluations and ARD meetings.
State law does not specify any minimum number of days in a year, or hours in a day, that must be met for non-public schools. Nor does it mandate a specific time of the day during which classes must be held, thus potentially removing penalization for violating compulsory attendance laws that cover public schoolers. State law does not require ...
The State of Wisconsin's arguments about compelling the school attendance were therefore less substantial. Responding to Justice Douglas's dissent, the Court argued that the question before it was about the interests of the parents to exercise free religion, and did not relate to the child's First Amendment's rights.
"This trend of a sudden spike in year 2020 of violent criminal offenses by juveniles in Louisiana directly mirrors a 2020 spike in truancy cases throughout our state."
Even before the law's passage, Secretary of Education Rod Paige noted ensuring that children are educated remained a state responsibility regardless of federal support: Washington is willing to help [with the additional costs of federal requirements], as we've helped before, even before we [proposed NCLB].
The law of most of the states is based on the common law of England; the notable exception is Louisiana, whose civil law is largely based upon French and Spanish law.The passage of time has led to state courts and legislatures expanding, overruling, or modifying the common law; as a result, the laws of any given state invariably differ from the laws of its sister states.