What Does Truancy Do?

In some schools, truancy may result in not being able to graduate or to receive credit for classes attended, until the time lost to truancy is made up through a combination of detention, fines, or summer school. Truancy is a frequent subject of popular culture.

What is the consequences of truancy?

Consequences For Parents Of Truant Students

Parents can be fined up to $500 if they fail to compel their children to attend school. They can be fined up to $2,000 and face up to a year in jail if a court finds that they contributed to the delinquency of their child.

What happens when a student is truant?

What is TRUANCY? Students absent without a valid excuse for more than 21 periods(equal to 3 full school days) in one school year shall be classified as truant and a truancy letter will be sent home. After the first truancy, a student will receive an additional truancy letter for each additional 7 periods of absence.

Chloe Bennett

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