33-206. HABITUAL TRUANT DEFINED. (1) An habitual truant is:
(a) Any public school pupil who, in the judgment of the board of trustees, or the board’s designee, repeatedly has violated the attendance regulations established by the board; or
(b) Any child whose parents or guardians, or any of them, have failed or refused to cause such child to be instructed as provided in section 33-202, Idaho Code.
(2) A child who is an habitual truant shall come under the purview of the juvenile corrections act if he or she was within the age of compulsory attendance at the time of the violations.
History:
[33-206, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 29, p. 27; am. 2002, ch. 348, sec. 2, p. 996; am. 2005, ch. 60, sec. 1, p. 217; am. 2010, ch. 278, sec. 1, p. 718.]
Structure Idaho Code
Chapter 2 - ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOLS
Section 33-202 - SCHOOL ATTENDANCE COMPULSORY.
Section 33-203 - DUAL ENROLLMENT.
Section 33-204 - EXEMPTION FOR CAUSE.
Section 33-205 - DENIAL OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
Section 33-206 - HABITUAL TRUANT DEFINED.
Section 33-207 - PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PARENTS OR GUARDIANS.
Section 33-208 - KINDERGARTENS AND CHILD ATTENDANCE NOT COMPULSORY.
Section 33-209 - TRANSFER OF STUDENT RECORDS — DUTIES.
Section 33-210 - STUDENTS USING OR UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
Section 33-211 - STUDENTS’ DRIVER’S LICENSES.
Section 33-212 - AUTHORITY TO CLOSE SCHOOLS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.