Minnesota · statute · Minn. Stat. ch. 260A · 7 active provisions
(a) The programs in this chapter are designed to provide a continuum of intervention and services to support families and children in keeping children in school and combating truancy and educational neglect. School districts, county attorneys, and law enforcement may establish the programs and coordinate them with othe…
Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter. Subd. 2. Board. "Board" means a school attendance review board created under section 260A.05. Subd. 3. Continuing truant. "Continuing truant" means a child who is subject to the compulsory instruction requirements of section 120A.22 and is abs…
Upon a child's initial classification as a continuing truant, the school attendance officer or other designated school official shall notify the child's parent or legal guardian, by first-class mail or other reasonable means, of the following: (1) that the child is truant; (2) that the parent or guardian should notify…
Subdivision 1. Establishment. (a) Community-based truancy projects and service centers may be established to: (1) provide for identification of students with school attendance problems; (2) facilitate the provision of services geared to address the underlying issues that are contributing to a student's truant behavior;…
Subdivision 1. Establishment. A school district or charter school may establish one or more school attendance review boards to exercise the powers and duties in this section. The school district or charter school board shall appoint the members of the school attendance review board and designate the schools within the…
Subdivision 1. Referral; notice. An attendance officer or other school official may refer a student who is a continuing truant to the school attendance review board. The person making the referral shall provide a written notice by first class mail or other reasonable means to the student and the student's parent or leg…
Subdivision 1. Establishment; referrals. A county attorney may establish a truancy mediation program for the purpose of resolving truancy problems without court action. If a student is in a school district or charter school that has established a school attendance review board, the student may be referred to the county…