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SCOPE AND PURPOSE. (a) This chapter details the procedures and proceedings in cases involving allegations of truant conduct. (b) The purpose of this chapter is to encourage school attendance by creating simple civil judicial procedures through which children are held accountable for excessive school absences.
If truants and their parents don't cooperate with Texas schools' efforts to help them, they could face legal consequences, including truancy court, juvenile court, or criminal charges.
A school district shall adopt truancy prevention measures designed to: (1) address student conduct related to truancy in the school setting before the student engages in conduct described by Section 65.003 (Truant Conduct) (a), Family Code; and. (2)
Truancy was decriminalized in Texas in 2015, moving from being a criminal offense to a civil one. Learn more from The Clark Law Firm. Read our blog where we discuss what truancy is in Texas as well as how truancy is linked to delinquent behavior, future nonviolent crime arrests, and more.
Texas Truancy Court Resource Manual. Despite the civil jurisdiction of juvenile courts over truancy, in 1993, Texas became one of only two states in the United States to criminally prosecute children for not attending school (Section 25.094, Education Code – Failure to Attend School).
TEXAS TRUANCY LAWS. Chapter 25 of the Texas Education Code is the home for the laws providing guidance on compulsory school attendance and truancy within the state of Texas. Let’s start by exploring who is required to attend school in Texas.
A child engages in truant conduct if the child is required to attend school under Section 25.085 (Compulsory School Attendance), Education Code, and fails to attend school on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year.