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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.
Nearly 16,000 Tri-Cities students were chronically absent from school during the 2022-23 school year.
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.
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 ...
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The Michigan Compiled Laws (MCL) are the official codification of statutes for the state of Michigan. [7] An unannotated edition of the MCL is published by the state ...
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Michigan is largely divided in the same way as many other U.S. states, but is distinct in its usage of charter townships. Michigan ranks 13th among the 50 states in terms of the number of local governmental entities. The state is divided into 83 counties, and further divided into 1,240 townships, 276 cities, and 257 villages. Additionally, the ...