Get Notice Of Continuing Habitual Truancy Form - Dakota County - Co Dakota Mn

What are excused absences? Students are allowed up to 8 total absences a year, or 3 days in a row, due to an illness. A doctor's note must be provided if your child is gone from school more than 8 total days over the school year, or 3 days in a row.

In Minnesota, students must attend school until age 16. Teens aged 17 may withdraw from school only if their parents give written permission following a meeting with school personnel.

A child is legally considered to be a "continuing truant" if they have 3 unexcused absences in elementary school or miss 3 or more class periods on 3 days in middle and high school, and a "habitual truant" if they have 7 unexcused absences in elementary school or miss 1 or more class periods on 7 days in middle and ...

Habitual Truant Mandate The law further requires that after a student has been reported as a truant three or more times in one school year and after an appropriate school employee has made a conscientious effort to hold at least one meeting with the parent and the student, the student is deemed a habitual truant.

If the child misses a total of seven unexcused days in a school year, the child is considered truant and the school is legally required to make an educational neglect report.

When a child ages 12-17 reaches seven or more unexcused absences, it is considered truancy. The school is required to make a referral to the Truancy Reduction Program. Schools are required to notify parents when a child has three unexcused absences.

A child can be placed on probation. A child may lose their driving privileges until age 18. A child care be ordered to pay a fine. A child can be ordered to undergo evaluation and treatment for chemical dependency or mental health issues.

Truancy (Students Age 12 & over) A student between the ages of 12 and 16 is considered truant if he or she is absent without legal excuse for three or more full or partial school days. Children ages 16 and 17 cannot independently "drop out" of school but can lawfully withdraw from school with their parents' permission.