Enforcing truancy laws

According (FindLaw, 2010) As with any law, it's virtually meaningless without adequate enforcement. With respect to truancy laws, school officials typically have the discretion to decide whether or not to refer an act of truancy to juvenile court. Still, truancy laws are relatively new and not in place in all jurisdictions. The following is an overview of how truancy laws are enforced.

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SOURCE:

https://education.findlaw.com/student-conduct-and-discipline/enforcing-truancy-laws.html

http://articles.latimes.com/2013/oct/03/news/la-ol-rall-california-truancy-no-child-left-alone-20131002

Truancy statistics in California

In The following image the effect of truancy in the state of California was demonstrated

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SOURCE:

https://www.sia-us.com/news-and-events/newsroom/many-sacramento-area-school-districts-exceed-state-avg-for-truancy

Causes for truancy

The truancy is often presented by the desire not to attend class, either for a task that did not present or simply because the student did not want to go, to take a "break" from school, or other cases to go out with friends with those who plan to miss school, the truancy, actually has no justification for any of these causes, and in some countries it is penalized both students for committing this act.

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What is truancy?

The truancy is the act of absenteeism unjustifiably and intentionally, this mostly occurs in youn people

between 13 and 14 years old, this in the case of students, affect their school performance, to the point

that they end up failin the school year in the worst case.

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