(a) No person under the age of 18 years shall be upon or about public streets, public places of amusement and entertainment within the city during the hours when said person is required to be in attendance at either a public or private school as required by state law.
(b) It shall be unlawful for a person to encourage or assist a student not to attend or return to school unless said absence is excused under one of the exceptions found in the ordinance or such excuse is recognized by law.
(c) Parent(s) or legal guardian of school children who violate this section will be given a warning on the first violation, a $50 fine on the second violation and a $100 fine on each subsequent violation.
(d) Students who violate this mandatory school attendance will be identified and the proper school officials and the parent or legal guardian of the student shall be notified and summoned to court for a hearing on the matter.
(e) This section is in no way intended to replace the State of West Virginia “School Attendance Law” found in W.Va. Code §§ 18-8-1 and 18-8-10.
(f) This section is in no way intended to replace any truancy supervision by the school districts, private schools or any other school recognized by law.
(Ord. 96-08, passed 10-23-1996)