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During the last school year, seven families pled guilty in Polk County Truancy Court. Of these families, five paid a $50 fine, one paid a $100 fine, and one was sentenced six hours of community ...
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.
Changes in addressing truancy. K-12 education is the “paramount duty” of the state, according to the Washington Constitution, and children have a guaranteed right to public education.
Compulsory education refers to a period of education that is required of all people and is imposed by the government. This education may take place at a registered school or at home or other places. Compulsory school attendance or compulsory schooling means that parents are obliged to send their children to a state-approved school. [1]
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 ...
“Some people lost their purpose for being at school,” one school district official told lawmakers. Absences, truancy still rising in Kentucky schools after COVID pandemic; lawmakers concerned ...
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Public K–8 schools in the United States by state or territory (9 C) Public K–12 schools in the United States by state or territory (11 C) Public middle schools in Washington, D.C. (8 P)