Truant definition

Truant means an unexcused absence for at least one class period during the day.
Truant means a student age five to eighteen, inclusive, who has four unexcused absences in any one month, or ten unexcused absences in one school year.
Truant means a condition by which a school-age child, without a valid excuse, is absent for (a) at least half of the school day; or (b) if the school-age child is enrolled in a learner verified program, as that term is defined by the State Board of Education, the relevant amount of time under the School’s Learner Validated Program Policy. A school-age child may not be considered truant under this policy more than one time during one day.

Examples of Truant in a sentence

  • Truant students will receive a minimum of one Knight School.● For each class cut a student will incur aKnight School.● On a second incident of cutting an individual class, the student may incur a Knight School.

  • A copy of the Plan shall be provided to the person in parental relation, the student and appropriate district staff.[35]The district may not take further legal action to address unexcused absences until the scheduled SAIC has been held and the student has incurred six (6) or more days of unexcused absences.[35]Student is Habitually Truant –When a student under fifteen (15) years of age is habitually truant, district staff:[36] 1.


More Definitions of Truant

Truant means a pupil who is absent from school without an acceptable excuse under ss. 118.15 and 118.16 (4) for part or all of any day on which school is held during a school semester.
Truant means having incurred three (3) or more school days of unexcused absences during the current school year by a child subject to compulsory school attendance.
Truant means a pupil who is absent from school without an acceptable excuse for part or all of any day on which school is held during a school semester.
Truant means having incurred three (3) or more school days of unexcused absences during the current school year by a compulsory school aged child.
Truant means absent without a valid excuse.
Truant means a condition by which a school-age child, without a valid excuse, is absent for
Truant means any child who is subject to compulsory attendance and who has more than five days of unexcused absences during the student’s middle or high school calendar year.