(A) If a minor is suspended or expelled from school, that minor’s parent or legal guardian shall, for the duration of the suspension or expulsion:
(1) Personally supervise the minor, or arrange for a responsible adult to supervise the minor, at the times that the minor would have been required to be in attendance at school had he or she not been expelled or suspended; and
(2) Prohibit the minor from being in any public place at the times that the minor would have been required to be in attendance at school had he or she not been suspended or expelled, except in the following circumstances:
(a) The minor is accompanied by his or her parent or legal guardian or a responsible adult selected by the parent or legal guardian to supervise the child;
(b) The minor is employed, pursuant to an age or schooling certificate, during actual working hours, or traveling directly to or from the job site; or
(c) The minor has been directed by the parent or guardian to engage in a specific activity or to carry out express instructions during the times that the minor is actually engaged in fulfilling those directions or instructions.
(B) The following shall be affirmative defense to a charge under division (A) above:
(1) The minor is not required by state law to be in attendance at school; and
(2) The parent or legal guardian has initiated the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court against the child prior to the time that the child violated division (A) above.
(C) Any parent or legal guardian who violates division (A) above is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. The Juvenile Court may also require a person convicted of a violation of division (A) above to post bond in the sum of $100, with sureties to the approval of Court, conditioned that he or she will not again violate division (A) above.
(Ord. 19-1995, passed 3-27-1995)