05- 071 C.M.R. ch. 128, § 5
Current through 2024-25, June 19, 2024
Once a child has become habitually truant as defined in 20 MRSA9142, procedures adopted in 20 MRSA911, sub-section 5, shall be adhered to. Attention-must be given to regulations concerning confidentiality.
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1 A truant is a child who has an unexcused absence of one-half day or more.
2 A child is determined to be an habitual truant if he is absent from school the equivalent of 10 full days or for one-half of a day on 7 consecutive school days within any 6-month period for other than an excusable absence as referred to in Section 911.
05- 071 C.M.R. ch. 128, § 5