Transcript FAILURE TO ATTEND SCHOOL

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
HCISD
Dr. JOSE LUIS CAVAZOS
DIRECTOR
Attendance Department Mission
Statement
Our goal is to have every
Harlingen Consolidated
Independent School District
student attend our schools on a
daily bases to ensure that they
learn their required skills and
graduate from high school on
their projected graduation date.
ATTENDANCE OFFICERS
SYLVIA GONZALEZ-LEAD ATTENDANCE OFFICER
ELIA ARAUJO
JOSE A. CARDENAS
ELIZABETH CORTEZ
ANNA MARIA CRUZ
CORINA PIZANO
TERRY MARTINEZ
ZULEMA NYQUIST
ROSE LOPEZ
DIANA FLORES
ATTENDANCE
OFFICERS
ATTENDANCE OFFICERS are involved daily in
following up on students that are not attending
school (absent, truant, referral, etc.) The
individuals make phone calls, home visits and
campus visits. These methods are used on a
daily basis to monitor students attendance.
The main role of attendance officers is to
improve attendance and lower the dropout rate
by working with “no shows” and truancy at all
campuses.
COMPULSORY SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE
STATE LAWS
Compulsory School Attendance
(a) A child who is required to attend school under
this section shall attend school each school
day for the entire period the program of
instruction is provided.
(b) Unless specifically exempted by Section
25.086, a child who is at least six years of age,
or who is younger than six years of age and
has previously been enrolled in first grade, and
who has not yet reached the child’s 18th
birthday shall attend school.
Cont. Compulsory School
Attendance
(c) On enrollment in prekindergarten or
kindergarten, a child shall attend school.
(d) Unless specifically exempted by Section
25.086, student enrolled in a school district must
attend:
(e) A person who voluntarily enrolls in school or
voluntarily attends school after the person’s 18th
birthday shall attend school each school day for
the entire period the program of instruction is
offered.
EXEMPTIONS
Exemptions
(a) A child is exempt from the requirements of
compulsory school if the child:
(1) attend a private or parochial school
(2) is eligible to participate in school district’s
special education program under Section
29.003 and cannot be appropriately served by
the resident district
Cont. Exemptions
(3) has a physical or mental condition
of a temporary and remediable nature that
makes the child’s attendance infeasible
and holds a certificate from a qualified
physician specifying the temporary
condition, and covering the anticipated
period of the recuperating from that
remedial treatment
Cont. Exemptions
(4) is expelled in accordance with the
requirements of law in school district that does
not participate in mandatory juvenile justice
alternative education program under Section
37.011
(5) is at least 17 years of age and:
(a) is attending a course of instruction to prepare
for the high school equivalency examination
(b) has received a high school diploma or high
school equivalency certificate.
Cont. Exemptions
(6) is at least 16 years of age and is
attending a course of instruction to prepare for
high school equivalency examination
(a) The child is recommended to take the course
of instruction by a public agency that has
supervision or custody of the child under a
court order
(b) The child is enrolled in a Job Corps training
program under the Workforce Investment
FAILURE TO ATTEND
SCHOOL
Section 25.094 of the Texas
Education Code, Failure to Attend
School:
If a student fails to attend school without an
excuse on ten or more days or parts within
six-month period in the same school year
or on three or more days or parts within a
four week period, the school district shall
file a complaint against the student in
justice or municipal court.
Section: 25.093 of the Texas
Education Code, Parent Contributing
to Nonattendance:
A parent with criminal negligence fails to
require the child to attend school as
required by law, and the child is absent
from school on ten or more days or parts
of day within a six-month period in the
same school year or on three or more
days within a four-week period, the parent
commits an offense.
HARLINGEN CONSOLIDATED
INDEPENDEN SCHOOL
DISTRICT
LOCAL LAW
Withdrawal For Nonattendance
The District may initiate withdrawal of a student
under the age of 18 for nonattendance under
the following conditions:
(1) The student has been absent ten
consecutive school days; and
(2) Repeated efforts by the attendance
officer and/or principal to locate the student
have been unsuccessful.
Cont. Withdrawal For
Nonattendance
Once the determination has been made that a student
will be withdrawn for nonattendance, the withdrawal
date shall be retroactive to the day following the last
day of attendance. Concurrent with the determination
that a student will be withdrawn for nonattendance,
the student’s locker shall be opened and all its
contents shall be removed and inventoried. All
textbook and school materials shall be retained by
the District. Any contraband shall be submitted to the
local police department.
Personal Illness
When a student’s absence for personal illness
exceeds five consecutive days, the student shall
present a statement from a physician or health
clinic verifying the illness or other condition that
requires the student’s extended absence from
school. If the student has established a
questionable pattern of absences, the attendance
statement of illness after a single day’s absence as
a condition of classifying the absence as one for
which there are extenuating circumstances.
INFORMATION
It is the parent duty to monitor their child’s
school attendance and require that your child
attend school. Failure to do so could result
in your prosecution under Section 25.093 or
Section 25.094. This offense is a Class C
Misdemeanor and subject to a fine not to
exceed $500.00. Each day your child
remains out of school may constitute a
separate offense. Two or more offenses
may be consolidated and prosecuted in a
single action.
A Parent’s Role
El Papel de los Padres
If your feelings towards
school are positive and
you view it as an
important place to be,
your children will also
see it as a positive and
important place.
Si miras y hablas de la
escuela como un lugar
positivo e importante,
también sus hijos
tendrán la misma
opinión.