(a) (1) If a minor is suspended or expelled from school, or otherwise not attending school, that minor’s parent or legal guardian shall be responsible for the following:
A. Personally supervising the minor or arranging for a responsible adult to supervise the minor at the times that the minor would have been required to be in attendance at school;
B. Prohibiting the minor from being in any place except their assigned school at the time that the minor would have been required to be in attendance at school unless:
1. 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; or
2. The minor is employed pursuant to an age and schooling certificate, during actual working hours or traveling directly to or from the job site.
(b) The following shall be affirmative defenses to this section:
(1) The minor is not required by state law to be in attendance at school; or
(2) The parent or legal guardian has initiated the jurisdiction of the Medina County Juvenile Court against the minor prior to the time that the minor was found violating subsection (a) hereof.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of failing to supervise a child. Upon first conviction, the offender shall be subject to a fine of up to two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and/or offered to perform community services. The Court may suspend the fine and/or community service if the person charged completes a parenting class as directed by the Medina County Juvenile Court.
For conviction of a second offense and/or additional offenses, the offender shall be subject to a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) and/or ordered to perform community service for each offense.
Fifty percent (50%) of all fines are to be returned back to the Medina City School District or the Medina County Joint Vocational School District as determined by the student’s enrollment, for the Schools Truancy Prevention Program to help defray costs of educational component. (Ord. 10-04. Passed 1-26-04.)