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Child Habitually Truant § 601(b)

A habitual truant refers to a child of compulsory school age who is absent without a legitimate excuse for five or more consecutive school days, seven or more school days in one month or twelve or more school days in a school year. 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. The intent is to provide solutions for students who failed to respond to the normal avenues of school intervention, and the most cost-effective method possible should be used to notify the parent or guardian about the meeting at the school.

The education rights holder is a child’s biological parent(s). However, a court can limit a parent’s education rights and appoint a “Responsible Adult” or “Educational Representative” to make educational decisions. If the court is unable to appoint a responsible adult AND a child has been referred for a special education assessment or has an IEP or is subject to disciplinary proceedings, then the District must appoint a “Surrogate Parent” as ERH. Once a child turns 18 years old, he or she holds his or her own education rights.

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