(A) It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 17 enrolled in a public, private or parochial school within the corporate limits of the city to absent himself or herself from attendance at school without parental permission. Any person who shall so absent himself or herself so as to be a chronic truant as defined by state law shall be guilty of the offense of truancy. Emergency or unforeseen absences due to illness or other causes beyond the control of the person so absenting himself or herself from school without parental permission shall not constitute truancy if permission is submitted in writing to the proper school authorities within 24 hours after such absence.
(B) It shall be an unlawful for a parent or person in loco parentis to knowingly submit to the proper school authorities a written excuse under this section that contains false information.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person having custody or control of any child subject to compulsory school attendance under the state school code to permit such child to be absent from such attendance without valid cause for all or any part of a school day, and shall be deemed to have permitted truancy.
(D) Parental permission shall include permission from a person in loco parentis, and shall be given for reasons only of personal illness, serious family illness, death in the family, serious home emergencies, necessary and lawful family support employment, religious convocation classes, principal’s permission, and compelling family reasons.
(1980 Code, § 31.155) (Ord. 9199, passed 10-31-2011) Penalty, see § 134.99