WHAT IS A TRUANT?

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TRUANT-TRAUNCY

WHAT IS A TRUANT?

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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.  If a student receives 3 truancy letters, he/she is referred to the Student Attendance Review Board (SARB) for appropriate legal action. 

 the number of unexcused absences which make a student legally truant, In many states, youth missing more than 10 days of school are required to repeat the entire school year. Truancy is a major problem nationwide, yet states do little to prevent it and little to re-engage truant youth.

Truancy is a big problem, and it’s on the increase. The most recent figures, for 2009, show the truancy rate in England was up 4% on the previous year.

In some cases, parents can be charged for allowing a child to become truant. Law enforcement agencies are often involved in youth truancy cases because truancy can be a precursor to delinquent behaviors and low-level crimes. It can also indicate family problems

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