​​​​​Truancy

A student who is absent from school without an acceptable excuse for three full days in one school year, or who is tardy or absent for more than a 30 minute period during the school day on three occasions in one school year, or any combination thereof, is a truant and shall be reported to the school office or superintendent of the public school district.  

In the event that the school suspects that a student is truant (absent from school, without an acceptable excuse), the school administration will contact the parent or guardian. If the school suspects that the student is a habitual truant (absent three times in a school year, without an acceptable excuse) and all resources at the school level have been exhausted, the school principal will notify the local public Child Welfare and Attendance Authorities. 

A student who has been reported once as a truant and who is absent again from school one or more days, or is tardy one or more days, without an acceptable excuse, will be reported again as a truant to the school office and superintendent of the public school district. 

A student who has been reported as truant three or more times is considered a habitual truant and is subject to dismissal. If a student has been absent without excuse, and it is impossible to contact the parent or guardi​an within 24 hours after repeated attempts, the school office, the local police department, Child Protective Services or all of the above agencies will be notified.