§ 13-1333. Procedure when child is truant
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: November 3, 2016
Effective: November 3, 2016
24 P.S. § 13-1333
§ 13-1333. Procedure when child is truant
<For applicability of the amendment of § 13-1333 by Act 2016, Nov. 3, P.L. 1061, No. 138, § 5, see Act 2017, Nov. 6, P.L. 1142, No. 55, § 21.>
(b) If the child continues to incur unexcused absences after the school has issued the notice under subsection (a), the school shall then offer by advance written notice a school attendance improvement conference to the child and the person in parental relation, unless a conference was previously held following the notice provided under subsection (a). The following shall apply:
(1) This subsection does not place a legal requirement upon the child or person in parental relation to attend the conference. The conference shall occur even if the person in parental relation declines to participate or fails to attend the scheduled conference after advance written notice and attempts to communicate via telephone.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to a parent, guardian or person in parental relation whose child or children are in a home education program under section 1327.1.1
Credits
1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XIII, § 1333. Amended 1970, Jan. 14, P.L. (1969) 468, § 47, effective July 1, 1970; 1970, May 4, P.L. 326, No. 103, § 1; 1995, Nov. 17, P.L. 1110, No. 29 (Spec. Sess. No. 1), § 1, imd. effective; 2016, Nov. 3, P.L. 1061, No. 138, § 5, imd. effective.
Footnotes
24 P.S. § 13-1327.1.
24 P.S. § 13-1333, PA ST 24 P.S. § 13-1333
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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