Three or more class periods on three days if the child is in middle school, junior high school, or high school. B. Reporting Responsibility When a student is initially classified as a continuing truant, Minn. Stat. § 260A.03 provides that the school attendance officer or other designated school official shall notify the student’s parent or legal guardian, by first class mail or other reasonable means, of the following: That the is truant; That the parent or guardian should notify the school if there is a valid excuse for the child’s absences; That the parent or guardian is obligated to compel the attendance of the child at school pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 120A.22 and parents or guardians who fail to meet this obligation may be subject to prosecution under Minn. Stat. § 120A.34; That this notification serves as the notification required by Minn. Stat. § 120A.34; That alternative educational programs and services may be available in the district; That the parent or guardian has the right to meet with appropriate school personnel to discuss solutions to the child’s truancy; That if the continues to be truant, the parent and child may be subject to juvenile court proceedings under Minn. Stat. Ch. 260; That if the child is subject to juvenile court proceedings, the child may be subject to suspension, restriction, or delay of the child’s driving privilege pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 260C.201; and That it is recommended that the parent or guardian accompany the child to school and attend classes with the child for one day. [Where services and procedures under Minn. Stat. Ch. 260A are available within the school district, the following provisions should also be included in the policy.] C. Habitual Truant A habitual truant is a child under the age of 16 years who is absent from attendance at school without lawful excuse for seven school days if the child is in elementary school or for one or more class periods on seven school days if the child is in middle school, junior high school, or high school, or a child who is 16 or 17 years of age who is absent from attendance at school without lawful excuse for one or more class periods on seven school days and who has not lawfully withdrawn from school.
Three or more class periods on three days if the child is in middle school, junior high school, or high school. B. Reporting Responsibility When a student is initially classified as a continuing truant, Minn. Stat. § 260A.03 provides that the school attendance officer or other designated school official shall notify the student’s parent or legal guardian, by first class mail or other reasonable means, of the following: That the is truant; That the parent or guardian should notify the school if there is a valid excuse for the child’s absences; That the parent or guardian is obligated to compel the attendance of the child at school pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 120A.22 and parents or guardians who fail to meet this obligation may be subject to prosecution under Minn. Stat. § 120A.34; That this notification serves as the notification required by Minn. Stat. § 120A.34; That alternative educational programs and services may be available in the district; That the parent or guardian has the right to meet with appropriate school personnel to discuss solutions to the child’s truancy; That if the continues to be truant, the parent and child may be subject to juvenile court proceedings under Minn. Stat. Ch. 260; That if the child is subject to juvenile court proceedings, the child may be subject to suspension, restriction, or delay of the child’s driving privilege pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 260C.201; and That it is recommended that the parent or guardian accompany the child to school and attend classes with the child for one day. [Where services and procedures under Minn. Stat. Ch. 260A are available within the school district, the following provisions should also be included in the policy.] C. Habitual Truant A habitual truant is a child under the age of 16 years who is absent from attendance at school without lawful excuse for seven school days if the child is in elementary school or for one or more class periods on seven school days if the child is in middle school, junior high school, or high school, or a child who is 16 or 17 years of age who is absent from attendance at school without lawful excuse for one or more class periods on seven school days and who has not lawfully withdrawn from school.
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