Truants

Cal. EDC § 48264.5

California Statutes

A minor who is classified as a truant pursuant to

Section or may be required to attend makeup classes conducted on one day of a weekend pursuant to subdivision (

c) of

Section and is subject to the following: (

a) The first time a truancy report is issued, the pupil and, as appropriate, the parent or legal guardian, may be requested to attend a meeting with a school counselor or other school designee to discuss the root causes of the attendance issue and develop a joint plan to improve the pupil’s attendance. (

b) The second time a truancy report is issued within the same school year, the pupil may be given a written warning by a peace officer as specified in

Section 830.1 of the Penal Code. A record of the written warning may be kept at the school for not less than two years or until the pupil graduates or transfers from that school. If the pupil transfers from that school, the record may be forwarded to the school receiving the pupil’s school records. A record of the written warning may be maintained by the law enforcement agency in accordance with that law enforcement agency’s policies and procedures. The pupil may also be assigned by the school to an afterschool or weekend study program located within the same county as the pupil’s school.

If the pupil fails to successfully complete the assigned study program, the pupil shall be subject to subdivision (c). (

c) The third time a truancy report is issued within the same school year, the pupil shall be classified as a habitual truant, as defined in

Section 48262, and may be referred to, and required to attend, an attendance review board or a truancy mediation program pursuant to

Section or pursuant to

Section 601.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. If the school district does not have a truancy mediation program, the pupil may be required to attend a comparable program deemed acceptable by the school district’s attendance supervisor. If the pupil does not successfully complete the truancy mediation program or other similar program, the pupil shall be subject to subdivision (d). (

d) The fourth time a truancy report is issued within the same school year, the pupil may be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court that may adjudge the pupil to be a ward of the court pursuant to

Section of the Welfare and Institutions Code. If the pupil is adjudged a ward of the court, the pupil shall be required to do one or more of the following:

(1) Performance at court-approved community services sponsored by either a public or private nonprofit agency for not less than hours but not more than hours over a period not to exceed days, during a time other than the pupil’s hours of school attendance or employment. The probation officer shall report to the court the failure of the pupil to comply with this paragraph.

(2) Payment of a fine by the pupil of not more than fifty dollars ($50) for which a parent or legal guardian of the pupil may be jointly liable. The fine described in this paragraph shall not be subject to the assessments of

Section of the Penal Code or any other applicable section.

(3) Attendance of a court-approved truancy prevention program.

Document details

CollectionCalifornia Statutes
CitationCal. EDC § 48264.5
Date2023-01-01
Typestatute
Languageen
SourceCA_STAT
IdentifierEDC48264.5.202230111

Truants

Cal. EDC § 48264.5

California Statutes

Truants

Cal. EDC § 48264.5

California Statutes

A minor who is classified as a truant pursuant to

Section or may be required to attend makeup classes conducted on one day of a weekend pursuant to subdivision (

c) of

Section and is subject to the following: (

a) The first time a truancy report is issued, the pupil and, as appropriate, the parent or legal guardian, may be requested to attend a meeting with a school counselor or other school designee to discuss the root causes of the attendance issue and develop a joint plan to improve the pupil’s attendance. (

b) The second time a truancy report is issued within the same school year, the pupil may be given a written warning by a peace officer as specified in

Section 830.1 of the Penal Code. A record of the written warning may be kept at the school for not less than two years or until the pupil graduates or transfers from that school. If the pupil transfers from that school, the record may be forwarded to the school receiving the pupil’s school records. A record of the written warning may be maintained by the law enforcement agency in accordance with that law enforcement agency’s policies and procedures. The pupil may also be assigned by the school to an afterschool or weekend study program located within the same county as the pupil’s school.

If the pupil fails to successfully complete the assigned study program, the pupil shall be subject to subdivision (c). (

c) The third time a truancy report is issued within the same school year, the pupil shall be classified as a habitual truant, as defined in

Section 48262, and may be referred to, and required to attend, an attendance review board or a truancy mediation program pursuant to

Section or pursuant to

Section 601.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. If the school district does not have a truancy mediation program, the pupil may be required to attend a comparable program deemed acceptable by the school district’s attendance supervisor. If the pupil does not successfully complete the truancy mediation program or other similar program, the pupil shall be subject to subdivision (d). (

d) The fourth time a truancy report is issued within the same school year, the pupil may be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court that may adjudge the pupil to be a ward of the court pursuant to

Section of the Welfare and Institutions Code. If the pupil is adjudged a ward of the court, the pupil shall be required to do one or more of the following:

(1) Performance at court-approved community services sponsored by either a public or private nonprofit agency for not less than hours but not more than hours over a period not to exceed days, during a time other than the pupil’s hours of school attendance or employment. The probation officer shall report to the court the failure of the pupil to comply with this paragraph.

(2) Payment of a fine by the pupil of not more than fifty dollars ($50) for which a parent or legal guardian of the pupil may be jointly liable. The fine described in this paragraph shall not be subject to the assessments of

Section of the Penal Code or any other applicable section.

(3) Attendance of a court-approved truancy prevention program.

Document details

CollectionCalifornia Statutes
CitationCal. EDC § 48264.5
Date2023-01-01
Typestatute
Languageen
SourceCA_STAT
IdentifierEDC48264.5.202230111