Truant definition

Truant means an unexcused absence for at least one class period during the day.
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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.
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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.
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Examples of Truant in a sentence

  • Truant shall comply with all safety, fire protection and evacuation procedures and regulations established by Landlord or any governmental agency.

  • Truant students are classified as Truant, Habitual Truant, or Chronic Truant.

  • Truant officers and registered nurses shall be reimbursed upon retirement for unused accumulated sick leave at the rate of twenty-five dollars ($25), except that no reimbursement shall be made upon deferred retirement.

  • Habitually Truant students will be placed on probation for the remainder of the school year and the following school year, will be reported to child protective services, and may lose credit for their courses.

  • Employees classified as Consultant or on supplementary service positions such as Truant Officer, Librarian, Communication Specialist, Planning and Audit Monitor, Child Find Specialist, Child Accounting, etc.


More Definitions of Truant

Truant means a condition by which a school-age child, without a valid excuse, is absent for at least half of the school day. A school-age child may not be considered truant under this policy more than one time during one day.
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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.
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Truant means having incurred three (3) or more school days of unexcused absences during the current school year by a compulsory school aged child.
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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 under this article.
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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.
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Truant means absent without a valid excuse.
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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
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