Effective: April 6, 2017
Latest Legislation: House Bill 410 - 131st General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, if a complaint is filed against the parent, guardian, or other person in charge of a child for a failure to cause the child to attend school or a part-time school or class and if the parent, guardian, or other person proves an inability to do so, then the parent, guardian, or other person in charge of a child shall be discharged. Upon the discharge, the attendance officer shall file a complaint before the judge of the juvenile court of the county alleging that the child is a delinquent child, unruly child, or dependent child within the meaning of section 2151.022, 2151.04, or 2152.02 of the Revised Code. The judge shall hear the complaint and if the judge determines that the child is a delinquent, unruly, or dependent child within one of those sections the judge shall deal with the child according to section 2151.35 or 2151.36 of the Revised Code.
(B) Division (A) of this section does not apply regarding a complaint filed under division (D) or (E) of section 3321.19 of the Revised Code or otherwise filed and alleging that a child is an habitual truant.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 33 | Education-Libraries
Chapter 3321 | School Attendance
Section 3321.02 | Children Amenable to Compulsory Education Laws.
Section 3321.03 | Parent's Obligation to See That Child Receives Instruction.
Section 3321.04 | Scope of Obligation.
Section 3321.041 | Excused Absences for Certain Extracurricular Activities.
Section 3321.05 | All-Day or Extended Kindergarten.
Section 3321.07 | Requirements for Child Instructed at Other Than Public School.
Section 3321.08 | Part-Time School - Definition.
Section 3321.09 | Part-Time Schooling Not Provided by Board of Education.
Section 3321.10 | Supervision of Children Employed on Age and Schooling Certificates.
Section 3321.11 | Availability or Accessibility of Part-Time Schools.
Section 3321.12 | Report to Treasurer of Board.
Section 3321.14 | Attendance Officer - Pupil-Personnel Workers.
Section 3321.141 | Contacting Parent, Guardian, or Other Person Having Care of Any Absent Student.
Section 3321.15 | Educational Service Center Attendance Officer and Assistants.
Section 3321.16 | Investigation of Nonattendance; Complaint.
Section 3321.17 | Attendance Officer and Assistants - Powers.
Section 3321.18 | Enforcement Proceedings.
Section 3321.191 | Adoption of Policy Regarding Student Absences; Intervention Strategies.
Section 3321.20 | Warning of Legal Consequences of Truancy - Complaint.
Section 3321.22 | Juvenile Court Proceedings.
Section 3321.38 | Prohibiting Failure to Send Child to School.