(A) If a minor is suspended or expelled from school, or otherwise not attending school, the minor’s parent or legal guardian shall be responsible for the following:
(1) 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; and/or
(2) Prohibiting the minor from being in any place except his or her assigned school at the time that the minor would have been required to be in attendance at school unless:
(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; or
(b) 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.
(2) The parent or legal guardian has initiated the jurisdiction of a county juvenile court against the minor prior to the time that the minor was found violating division (A) of this section.
(Ord. 249, passed 9-1-2009)