§ 9.04.180. Truancy.

A.

"Dropout" means a child who ceased to attend school, does not attend a public or private school, technical college or homebased private educational program on a full-time basis, has not graduated from high school and does not have an acceptable excuse under Section 118.15(1)(b) to (d) or (3) Wis. Stats.

B.

"Habitual truant" means a pupil who is absent from school without an acceptable excuse under Section 118.16(4) Wis. Stats. and Section 118.15 Wis. Stats. for part or all of five or more days on which school is held during a school semester.

C.

"Operating privilege" has the meaning given in Section 340.01(40) Wis. Stats.

D.

"School attendance officer" means an employee designated by the school board to deal with matters relating to school attendance and truancy. "School attendance officer" does not include an individual designated under Section 118.16(2m)(a) Wis. Stats. to take into custody a child who is absent from school without an acceptable excuse under Section 118.15 Wis. Stats. unless that individual has also been designated by the school board to deal with matters relating to school attendance and truancy.

E.

"Truant" means a pupil who is absent from school without an acceptable excuse under Sections 118.15 and 118.16(4) Wis. Stats. for part or all of any day on which school is held during a school semester.

F.

"Truancy" means any absence of part or all of one or more days from school during which the school attendance officer, principal or teacher has not been notified of the legal cause of such absence by the parent or guardian of the absent pupil, and also means intermittent attendance carried on for the purpose of defeating the intent of Section 118.15 Wis. Stats.

(Ord. 8-1998 (part))