(A) A CHRONIC TRUANT is defined as an individual who has violated this subchapter three times in one year or has otherwise been shown to have absented himself or herself from school three times in one year without permission of his or her parents or without an acceptable explanation of the absence establishing reasonable cause beyond the control of the individual.
(B) A chronic truant shall submit to a student and parent conference with either a City Police Department juvenile officer, county truant officer, school representative or other duly authorized government official empowered to investigate or act with regard to truants at the request of same. The following disposition or staffing may result:
(1) Station adjustment;
(2) Station adjustment with supervision by a juvenile officer, if applicable;
(3) Referral of chronic truant to counseling and/or appropriate agency to deal with the specialized problem; and/or
(4) Referral to the court of competent jurisdiction.
(Prior Code, § 133.42) (Ord. 99-251, passed 4-27-1999)