Texas Education Code

§ 25.095 — WARNING NOTICES

ED § 25.095Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part E. STUDENTS AND PARENTS · Ch. 25. ADMISSION, TRANSFER, AND ATTENDANCE · Art. C. OPERATION OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

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(a)A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall notify a student's parent in writing at the beginning of the school year that if the student is absent from school on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year:

(1)the student's parent is subject to prosecution under Section 25.093; and

(2)the student is subject to referral to a truancy court for truant conduct under Section 65.003(a), Family Code.

(b)A school district shall notify a student's parent if the student has been absent from school, without excuse under Section 25.087, on three days or parts of days within a four-week period. The notice must:

(1)inform the parent that:

(A)it is the parent's duty to monitor the student's school attendance and require the student to attend school; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2015.