Truancy in Texas

Truancy concequences in Texas

State laws establish requirements so that young people from the 6 years old to the 19 years old attend classes. Many young people follow the rules, but there are others who must create laws on non-attendance.

In Texas, schools try to help young people who have too many faults, they are no longer sent to youth courts but other measures have been created.

Smith (2015)

The consequences for students are:

• Take the students to the counseling
• Make plans to improve their behavior together with their paddres
• Attend tutorials that would be equivalent to classes that did not attend
• Attending training programs when truants present symptoms of alcohol abuse
• When the absences pass the 5 times the students will not be able to attend the next grade and they will have to repeat the school year.

The consequences are also for the parents.

The penalties for parents are:

• They are obliged to be part of the training programs, that is, you must be with their children throughout the process.
• They should do community services
• They will take trainings or classes on the help they should give to their children.
• In the event that parents disobey these orders, they must pay fines or they will have to spend a few days in jail, but the charges will be for minor offenses.

RT America (2012)

References:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCEtaEODg28  
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