PVHS TRUANCY PROGRAM

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PVHS TRUANCY PROGRAM
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School Attendance is the Law

• Education Code 48200
• School attendance is a student responsibility
• Each person between the ages of 6 and 18
  yearsis subject to compulsory full-time
  education.
• and a parent responsibility!
• the parent or legal guardianshall send the
  pupil to the public full-time day schoolfor the
  full time designated

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What is Truancy?

• Education Code 48260
• A student must be classified and reported as
  truant if the student is absent from school
  without a valid excuse
• (1) for 3 full days, within one school year.
• Education Code 48261
• A child who has been reported truant at least
  once and is again absent from school, without
  valid excuse, on
• 1 or more days
• shall again be reported as truant.

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Your PF Teacher or Guidance Tech can provide
you with a copy of your attendance profile
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Sample Attendance Profile
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What Absences are Excused?

• Education Code 48205
• Students illness
• Medical, dental, eye appointments
• Illness or medical appointment of students child
• Attendance of funeral of immediate family member
• Religious holiday or ceremony
• Prior written request and principal approval in
  accordance with district regulation and policy
• A student whose absence is excused must be
  allowed to complete all assignments and tests
  missed during the absence that can be reasonably
  provided.
• All other absences are UNEXCUSED

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Unexcused Absences

• Under the law, a students absence will still be
  considered unexcused for the following reasons
• Parents illnesses or appointments
• Siblings illnesses or appointments
• Car trouble
• Taking care of siblings
• Working
• Fatigue or oversleeping
• Running errands with parents

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The Legal Consequences of Truancy

• Parents
• 1st conviction 100 Fine
• 2nd conviction 250 Fine
• 3rd conviction 500 Fine
• Attendance of parenteducation and counseling
• Failure to abide by court order
• results in Contempt charges
• and 1,000 Fine
• For severe cases
• 2,500 Fine
• 1 year county jail

Students Each conviction 50 Fine Court orders
to attend schooland counseling
programs Community service 20-40
hours Suspension, revocation ordelay of
issuance of driverslicense 1
year Probation Up to 6 mos. For severe cases
Contempt charges 1,000 Fine
Juvenile Hall
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How can you avoid being Truant?

• Review your attendance profile
• Clear attendance absences within 48 hours via a
  note turned into the attendance office
• Allow for plenty of time to get to school
• Set your alarm 15 minutes earlier than you think
  you should
• Have a reliable way to get to school
• Show up every day